Word: chasms
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...biggest significance of the treaty is probably symbolic. History will note, after all, that Year 21 of the Atomic Age had brought a reaching-out, however guarded, across the chasm, the first concrete move, however small, by both East and West to control the thought-defying force that had been unbound...
...Senator admitted that difference of opinion exist among Republicans, but said the party elements "are not separated by a chasm, as are the Democrats...
...president of the nation's largest university, is particularly concerned about is college administration. He is a forceful advocate for decentralization of decision-making power and creative innovation, and urged more cooperation between allied, but now separate, segments of the community. He noted particularly in this regard the current "chasm" between the teaching department and the research institute...
Crossing the chasm between high school and Harvard often converts the all-round boy into the Lamont Lodger or the House Hermit. The Lamont Lodger is overwhelmed, either in awe or fear, by the Academic Opportunities the College offers, and he takes what he thinks to be the best advantage of them. The House Hermit, while resisting the academic pressures, hesitates to jeopardize grades by getting involved in something besides them; in fact, he hesitates three and a half years until he wakes up one morning and finds himself turned into an IBM card...
Happily, crossing the chasm leaves many other all-round boys, if not circular, at least elliptical. There are PBH, HDC, and WHRB. There are the literary magazines and the seminars, the political magazines and the musical organizations. And there is the CRIMSON...