Word: comprehended
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...ambitious French A student will find the film's dialogue not very difficult to comprehend, translated adequately by the subtitles (though, of course, without the many nuances which were important to the film) and, in general, much more fun than a language lab. Actually, though, much of the humor was wordless; director Rene Clair has not lost his touch for creating telling little dramas without dialogue (also without subtlety, as was most of the film...
...love. There is no making-out on the screen, Boris and Veronica exchange no profound glances of desire; in fact there are no cinematic cliches which we are supposed to translate as meaning Love. But there is an affection between these people that is simply expressed, and simple to comprehend. And then there is war, and Boris is a volunteer...
...article, "The Era of Non-B"! How could you omit the terrible traffic of textbooks in the field of education, the area of lingo-jargon, grammatical error, meaningless repetition of four words (fundamental, needs, experiences, objectives), padded with graphs, charts, tables and diagrams that imply the reader may not comprehend the value of the paragraph, and therefore might catch...
...labor unions are not likely to voluntarily move vigorously to [abolish discrimination] unless there is some political leverage of pressure brought upon them from time to time. It is unfortunate that so many of our liberal friends, along with some of the leaders of labor, even yet do not comprehend the nature, scope, depth and challenge of this civil rights revolution which is surging forward in the house of labor and all areas of American life." To begin, Randolph will bear down with the "leverage of pressure" on both political parties. At the national conventions, he promises, Negro unionists...
...matter how carefully management may say it, workers often do not understand what the boss is trying to get across to them. So reported Princeton's Opinion Research Corp. last week. Only 12% of the workers fully comprehend the average company house-organ article, said the report...