Word: conceptive
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...deep-rooted Slavic feeling about plots." Adds a Scandinavian official posted in the Soviet capital: "No one wants to raise the question of popular pressure bringing down a government that lies. Imagine what that could mean here." But Moscow's preposterous Watergate coverage raises another question: whether the concept of détente includes an obligation on the part of Soviet authorities to convey to their people at least some glimmer of truth about the American political system...
...special section on leadership is magnificent in concept and monumental in enlightenment. You have made a stimulating contribution to the ongoing progress and future necessities of our nation...
...demise of leadership in America dates back nearly 40 years to the time when Franklin Roosevelt stumbled upon the concept that he could be President forever (almost) by having Government confer economic benefits upon the people. The sinister greed that lies beneath the surface in all of us came out in the open and, from that time on, we voted for whatever charlatans promised us the most. Change will come when, and only when, men of character, intelligence, charisma and courage rise up to tell us the truth about ourselves. We may have to wait a long time...
...hard evidence for a revolutionary new theory called "global tetonics." It holds that theory the continents are drifting ever so slowly (at a rate of inches a year) on top of half a dozen or so giant, ever shifting plates that form the earth's outer surface - a concept that could help in predicting earthquakes...
Legal aid for the poor has become an accepted concept in American society, but without the proper back-up resources, it can only serve as a thin cushion insulating a large class of citizens from the shocks of poverty. With the limiting of the poor's access to the courts, perhaps social change will take place in the nation's streets...