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...undergoing a rebirth, starting over again from its internal, self-generating life force: a rebirth, going over our history, finding out where we went wrong. New people will arise to solve the problems of the second generation of the revolution. The cosmic lid is back on the pressure cooker...
...nearing 10 o'clock. The room had been a pressure cooker for over two hours by now. Teller was tiring; his face was whitening and there were puckers under his eyes. He had been brandishing his cane and stomping his feet all along-but now his pant leg was lifted, revealing the brace on his right leg. He leaned often on the cane new, as though the frail hotel chair wasn't going to survive under his enormous frame. The Old-World courtesies droned...
...problem and analyze it under non-exam conditions, his ability to exercise sound judgment in considering problems of social policy, his ability to communicate and reason orally, and his ability to work with other people. All of these are skills central to a lawyer's career. Moreover, this pressure-cooker form of evaluation is very unlike that which occurs after graduation. That evaluation--whether in a law firm, government, or teaching--takes place over time and is based on cumulative efforts...
...meager living on a few square miles of sand somewhere in the Middle East. Ben Gurion successfully described the process of assimilating the diverse Jewish populations which came to live in Israel when he said, "It's not like a melting pot, it's more like a pressure-cooker." Visiting Israel, one can not help but experience the feeling of excitement and confidence which fills its streets today...
PORTRAIT OF WILLIE MAYS (ABC, 10-11 p.m.). The Giants' captain reminisces about last season's pressure-cooker finish and makes some predictions for 1967. Chris Schenkel narrates filmed moments of Mays at home and at play...