Word: brilliants
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Last week many political experts wrote many long-and contradictory-opinions on the Balkan situation. The big problem was the exact meaning of last fortnight's non-aggression pact between Bulgaria and Turkey. It was, some of the experts said, a brilliant political stroke by the Axis, a sign that Turkey had no intention of opposing a Nazi seizure of Bulgaria. On the other hand, others said, the pact meant that if Bulgaria was walked over by Germany, Turkey would not grab at Bulgarian territory-and Turkey's alliance with Britain was intact. Turkish Foreign Minister...
...imitative, monotonous. Under a democracy, artists produce the kind of art they themselves like. Such art is apt to be personal, varied, lacking in precise standards-at its worst, amateurish, purposeless, sometimes egotistically incomprehensible. But at its best, democratic art flowers in endless variety, makes up in flashes of brilliant originality what it lacks in consistent workmanship...
...firearms, finally docks while her old body is torn apart and filled with new organs. The human action is a series of bloody brawls, the friendships and conflicts of men too close together for too long a time. Included in the novel's 496-page sweep are three brilliant novelle: Ensign Woodbridge's encounter with the hypocritical missionaries, the story of the Irish monk and the satanic trader, Parker, and Seaman O'Connell on a berserk rampage. Included also is many a burst of virtuoso prose, in which Author Goodrich compares the ship to a walled town...
Previous to the relay the Ulenmen had weathered a couple of minor disasters in the 50 and backstroke, and had seen Captain Frannie Powers write a brilliant conclusion to his long rivalry with Captain Ned Parke of Princeton with firsts in the 220 and 100. Parke was not in good shape for this meet, however, having only recently recovered from a serious infection...
...reduce salaries. After all, it does seem a plausible argument that teachers should participate in the sacrifices which are everywhere being made for defense. But such a way out would reverse a trend which for two generations this University has striven to encourage: to provide security and reward for brilliant minds. The aim has been to induce great or potentially great educators to come to Harvard and gladly teach, instead of turning to professions which though more lucrative are of less benefit to society. The University a decision to maintain salaries at their present level deserves the highest praise...