Word: combative
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...genius of the Jewish people is their ability to respond to great challenge, but unfortunately the American Jewish community has not been able to combat comfort," stated American Zionist Council officer Ted Comet last Wednesday...
...like playing soccer with a tennis racket." Despite an impressive speedup in the flow of U.S. supplies, for example, Saigon warehouses are stacked with deteriorating carbines, cloth, medical and communications equipment. Reason: Diem's six-year-old army has made no" provision to handle the increased flow. Many combat units have to use guns that have no gun sights or are so badly worn that they jam more often than they fire. Yet new U.S. weapons seem to reach the Viet Cong in quantity...
...then you can ground him?'' Yossarian inquires. "No. Then I can't ground him." "You mean there's a catch?" "Sure there's a catch," Doc Daneeka replies. "Catch-22. Anyone who wants to get out of combat duty isn't really crazy." Yossarian, deeply impressed by the absolute simplicity of it all, observes: "That's some catch, that Catch-22." "It's the best there is," Doc Daneeka agrees...
...seminars, originally intended for non-Honors students who do not have tutorial, offer an opportunity to combat what SGA member Elinor Bernstein '62 terms "passive education." Last year, though, the majority of participating students were Honors candidates...
...Spang and Gilbert continued to diversify, bought Paper Mate pens in 1955 for $15 million, began to market a line of proprietary drugs (Thorexin, cough syrup and cough tablets) in 1957-and continued bringing out a stream of toilet accessories (latest: an aerosol deodorant) to boost Gillette sales. To combat the inroads of electric shavers, Gillette's technicians went to work to perfect a sharper, smoother-cutting Super Blue Blade (by chemically treating the edges of the steel). Introduced last year, the Super Blue now accounts for 45% of Gillette's blade sales in the U.S. Once...