Word: commander
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Battle of the Fafiots. The general uproar was specifically addressed to Robert Schuman, a man who dislikes noise. Although he was almost a political unknown, he had to command France's respect. He had to take a firm line, although he presided over a coalition Cabinet that included Socialists and assorted centrists, as well as his own strongly Catholic M.R.P. Above all, as a convinced economic liberal, he wanted to end the system of government controls which has been stifling France since the war; but at the same time, he was forced to use repressive measures by current economic...
...down the rope. (Successful executives usually say he is climbing up.) The boy and woman picture is actually a test of aggressiveness, in which likely subjects see a boy leaving home no matter what his mother says. Less promising subjects see him waiting for her decision, or accepting her command to stay home. The reactions to S.R.I.'s pictures also give clues to such considerations as whether a subject becomes confused or lost in detail (a bad sign), and how active his imagination is: e.g., to a given picture he has no reaction at all or he is unable...
...vastly improved Boston College sextet avenged themselves of an earlier defeat at the hands of the Crimson by downing them 6 to 1 at the Arena last night. Sinking their first goal five minutes into the first period, the Eagles were never threatened as the speedy line hold full command at all times and swarming defensemen stifled every Harvard of-sensive threat...
...complete command of the situation throughout, Cornell's basketball team shoved the Crimson further down into the EIL depths last night by thumping Coach Barclay's men 71 to 59 before a crowd of 6500 at the Arena...
High Bill Prior will be riding the bench when the Varsity meets Cornell in a key EIL, game at the Arena tonight at 9:30 o'clock. Prior twisted his ankle Tuesday and the Crimson high command admitted yesterday that his absence may hamstring its strategy for stepping...