Word: conveys
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...managed to convey the impression, if not establish as fact, that he was indeed making progress. He could still hope for a lucky break-sudden agreement at the Paris peace talks, for instance, or a spicy Republican scandal. In Maryland, reporters from at least half a dozen major publications were delving into Spiro Agnew's financial affairs, looking for evidence to buttress old speculation that Agnew was implicated in conflict-of-interest situations while a Baltimore county official. Nothing new or sensational was turned up by week's end, but the fact that there was any inquiry...
...point. A leader can shape the country's moral choices by taking a no-compromise stand on a great issue, such as the Viet Nam war. Both McCarthy and Lyndon Johnson did just that, risking their political careers in the process. But voters have a different role: to convey their positions through the ballot, the most effective weapon they have. A conscientious citizen can hardly pass off that role easily. Surely the U.S. right not to vote, or to write in sure losers, also carries with it a duty to weigh the consequences, to consider the axiom that inaction...
...years, Peking opera has been not only the most popular of all the Chinese operatic styles but practically a national pastime. The plots are familiar tales about kings and concubines, scholars and lute-playing ladies. The performers, in elaborate costumes and makeup, convey their characterizations through a series of ritualistic actions and formal gestures (the closing of a door, for example, is indicated by bringing the hands together). Although shrill and piercing to Western ears, the singing is delicately modulated and full of virtuoso flourishes, which Chinese audiences applaud with shouts of "Hao!" Realism, not Ritual. After the Communist takeover...
...Europe. Whatever NATO's condition, the Soviets must also reckon that any invasion of Western Europe might bring down the full force of the U.S. nuclear deterrent on the Russian homeland-and World War III. Secretary of Defense Clark Clifford visited West Germany and West Berlin to convey firm assurance of U.S. protection. A few days later, Under Secretary of State Nicholas deB. Katzenbach flew to Belgrade for talks with Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito, who is feeling pressure from Moscow...
...thus created seems particularly appropriate, because the ages of elegance that Wickes loved were marked by "a spirit of refined and luxurious intimacy." The arts and crafts were more closely related then than perhaps either before or after. As Rathbone points out, the relationship and atmosphere are difficult to convey when the component parts are spread over several galleries. It is only when they are assembled that a coherent picture of a period emerges...