Word: chosenness
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Ross said that he attended an October 1 meeting, presumably to choose the speakers, but when he arrived was told that the speakers had been chosen a week before...
...Running Back Calvin Hill of Dallas, 6 ft. 3 in., 230 lbs., was the first Ivy Leaguer (Yale) to be chosen in the opening round of the pro draft since Cornell's Pete Gogolak in 1965. He is already making Dallas fans-and coaches -forget about the premature retirement of Don Perkins. Coach Tom Landry says unequivocally: "Hill is the best running back we've ever had." After two games, Hill had barreled for 208 yds. (an average of 5.1 yds. per carry) to lead the N.F.L. in that department. Hill has amazingly good balance...
...costs was to mass-produce the medium and let the purchaser do the work. Once he hit upon the idea of using movable plastic units, Vasarely applied the fundamental idiom of his paintings-geometry and color. All pieces are snugly interlocking circles and squares and come in 19 carefully chosen, generally compatible shades. A small suction cup is provided for easy manipulation...
Lawrence Wylie. C. Douglas Dillon. Professor of the Civilization of France. made the most general and most applauded statement. He said he felt overwhelmed by the sudden proliferation of committees, and especially by the way the Faculty's representatives were being chosen. Instead of the current selection system-in which the representatives are chosen by and from the Committee of Fifteen-Wylie said he would prefer to have the Faculty directly elect its representatives...
...bloody clashes that resulted between the FUA and Jeune Nation were nothing new to the world of student polities. French student groups probably spend more time and energy infighting than they do organizing political action. Each group has a specially chosen "service d'ordre" to protect themselves and to attack others...