Word: burden
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...most striking similarity in these three divergent European views on Vietnam is the common desire not to get involved. The longer the U.S. stays in Vietnam, the more it risks its world prestige. Even those European powers from whom we have inherited the burden of imperialism won't support us indefinitely. Therefore, if the U.S. intends to become involved in a long war in Vietnam, it must also be prepared to go the unpleasant duration alone...
Rousmaniere emphasized that the new group has no desire to run the Loeb's Experimental Theatre. "Administrating the Ex would be a burden to the club; we don't want to monopolize it either," he said...
...major share of the Crimson's burden will fall on the shoulders of John McCluskey. Last week the senior quarterback completed seven of thirteen passes against Brown; for other teams, that would not be a particularly startling fact, but it was a superhuman effort in the eyes of Crimson fans. If McCluskey has a moderately successful day, and can complete a couple of long passes, Harvard will have the edge...
...professor who predicted junior-year theses also hinted that such a change might be adopted by other departments. Such a revision, he said, would release seniors from the burden of thesis writing and permit them to take the courses "they never had time...
Blasphemy & Burden. Medieval Christians considered the Talmud blasphemous, and copies of it were publicly burned by church authorities as late as 1599. Even Jews have revolted against the burden of its teaching. The 8th century Karaites rejected the authority of the Talmud for the simplicity of the Bible message alone. Today Reform Jews tend to regard it as a record of past wisdom rather than as an essential of their faith...