Word: concernedly
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...cheerful acceptance of the Israeli conquest of Arab Jerusalem and other Arab areas [Aug. 4 and 11] acquires considerable irony in view of recent developments, which inevitably attend extended military occupation. Your assertion that "emotional and fiscal" motives sway the Arabs as much as religion in their concern for the holy places would seem even truer of the predominantly secularist Israelis now vigorously exploiting the commercial advantages of the sacred sites. May I point out that in Arab eyes, those hordes of "festive" Israeli tourists visiting the occupied areas are analogous to the Germans who flocked eagerly...
...Regarding the Quaker Action Group and sending supplies to Viet Nam [Aug. 11], Friends have sent medical supplies to South Viet Nam, the National Liberation Front, and North Viet Nam. We have had a concern for all victims of the war, not merely those in the north...
...than to referee an exhibition bout between Lightweight Champion Carlos Ortiz and his sparring partner, the sweat, the blows -and the appreciative gasps-were just part of the job. But for 2,000,000 people in the city's slums, they were proof that somebody cared. Indeed this concern was just what they had come to expect from the 45-year-old mayor of New York...
...speech patterns, he presents unconvincing, over-simplified generalizations about them. He substitutes dull and predictable dialogue for the illuminating conversations in his earlier books. And rather than satirizing his characters subtly and skillfully, he indulges in painfully obvious satire. (This heavy-handed treatment may, of course, reflect the pressing concern about America which motivated the book.) Similarly, rather than painting the comedy which is mingled with the tragic in human lives, he emphasizes tragedy almost to the point of bad melodrama...
Four year programs in the arts, sciences, social sciences, and humanities must still be a vital concern of the university. The tasks of the combined faculties to provide basic studies for all students regardless of the choice of professional specializations must be reemphasized in order to avoid leaving the impression that this reorganization is primarily a way of preparing for professional studies...