Word: copes
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Maybe you're right in feeling that he understates the part-it's the Method, and it isn't noted for its ability to cope with poetic cadences. But when he says that the fall of Oedipus is inevitable, gods or no gods, you ought to believe him. The gods have been blamed long enough. Arrogance alone causes Oedipus' problems. His arrogant, or if you prefer, hubristic pride is the tragic flaw in an otherwise noble character...
Forward Positioning. The NATO Council, which is the organization's highest policymaking group, declared that, apart from the unpredictability factor, NATO must take immediate action to cope with two new threats in Europe. One is the buildup of Soviet naval power in the Mediterranean that, according to NATO, last week reached a record high of 50 ships. The other is the forward positioning of Red Army troops in Central Europe...
Died. Gerald L. Phillippe, 59, president (1961-63) and board chairman (1963-68) of General Electric Co.; of a heart attack; in Greenwich, Conn. As G.E.'s comptroller in the 1950s, Phillippe cut costs to cope with foreign competition, and also simplified many of the company's procedures. So successful were his programs that he was jumped over five senior vice presidents to the top of the firm that today is the fourth largest in the U.S. (after General Motors, Standard Oil of New Jersey, Ford Motor...
...growth of government power over the private economy is a reality that businessmen have to cope with in many nations. Last week, in different ways, three disparate governments expressed and expanded their influence. Their actions upset some plans and led to new alignments of power...
Columbia's defensive success will depend on its ability to handle Harvard's multi-faceted offense. The first two opponents on the Crimson schedule have been unable to cope with the halfback option pass worked so well by both Hornblower and captain Vie Gatto...