Word: concernedly
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...greatest concern must be with our own planet. Here we face the danger that large-scale engineering projects which give us a short-term gain may carry with them long-term ecological consequences which are distinctly harmful. We must make sure, therefore, that our concern with the environment will keep pace with our technical capabilities. Human activities -whether by neglect or by accident or by intent-are constantly damaging the environment: Lake Erie might be called exhibit A; the Santa Barbara oil disaster, exhibit B; and there are many more examples. In addition, subtle changes are taking place...
Through Brussels, London, Bonn, Berlin, Rome and Paris, several themes recurred in Nixon's private dialogues at the top. There was his emphasis on the U.S. commitment to the defense of Europe through the NATO alliance, his pledge to consult the Europeans faithfully on questions of common concern, and his insistence that the West must reach a new understanding with the Soviet Union in many areas beyond the immediate topic of arms control. Despite these weighty issues of state, Nixon managed at each stop to depart from his minutely organized routine to plunge into crowds and press the flesh...
...year in office, Glimp will attend regular weekly meetings. The School Committee has jurisdiction over the financial affairs of the School Department. According to Gordon Seavey, editor of the Belmont Citizen, the committee's principal concern at present is the construction program. When it moves on to other problems, Seavey think Glimp's presence will help it move in a progressive direction...
...religious holiday, a time for men whose particular brand of mythology happens to be science to pause and calmly review the overall relationship of science and society. The particular proposals raised by some M.I.T. scientists have also failed to excite Harvard's scientific community since most of them concern classified research on campus--an issue relevant to M.I.T. but not to Harvard, which has already banned such research...
Nufeld expressed no concern about State Department reprisals because the Supreme Court ruled the ban on Cuban travel unconstitutional. However, he said that since Mexico will not admit the students when they return from Cuba, they will probably sail to Montreal, Canada...