Word: contradicter
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...Faiths. The Secretary of State was careful not to contradict Laird flatly, even though his testimony was laced with optimism. Whereas Laird gloomily doubted that U.S. troops could soon leave South Viet Nam (but added qualifiers to his doubts), Rogers wanted them back "as quickly as possible." Moreover, said Rogers, any settlement that required the U.S. to stay on in Viet Nam permanently-like that in Korea-would be "not desirable." The conditions for peace that Rogers outlined were substantially unchanged from those of the Johnson Administration. However, he acknowledged that Saigon's present attitude would be a "problem...
...ROTC status be modified by withdrawing academic credit for ROTC course offerings. This recommendation is not meant to challenge the existence of ROTC programs at Harvard. We do feel, however, that change in the present status is necessary if ROTC is to remain at Harvard and its existence not contradict the basic educational principles of the liberal arts institution...
...brilliant opening confirms beyond a doubt that Preminger's art is visionary (note the shot, when Gleason and Arnold Stang go upstairs, consisting entirely of croped details of frame elements, showing nothing as an independent whole). More simply, Preminger films the wide-angle claustrophobia of a Hippie bus to contradict their professed freedom, just as the immaculately confident space of the California courthouse is violated by the encroaching teen-agers. If we know how to read the content of Preminger's images, Skidoo is often scary, often moving (an LSD sequence is surprisingly effective, given Preminger's initially labored treatment...
...ROTC status be modified by withdrawing academic credit for ROTC course offerings. This recommendation is not meant to challenge the existence of ROTC programs at Harvard. We do feel, however, that change in the present status is necessary if ROTC is to remain at Harvard and its existence not contradict the basic educational principles of the liberal arts institution
Cairo sources contradict the Israeli report, and are worried that such rumors may force Johnson into a sale. They promise that the Russians are waiting to see what the U.S. does about the Phantom before they make a definite commitment of large scale aid to the United Arab Republic...