Word: decayed
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...final Truman message to Congress was notable for a prediction. If the Mutual Security program succeeds, it will be followed by the "ultimate decay of the Soviet slave world." As a goal, this ultimate decay is certainly preferable to the dream that the world can be brought into a delicate balance which will permit the "peaceful coexistence" of Communism and the systems which Communism is dedicated to destroy...
...ultimate decay is a hope, not a program. The Truman-Acheson plan is still purely defensive. It seeks to limit the enemy's power to advance, but it develops no drive to push him back. It leaves the political initiative in the hands of the enemy...
...Communists, too, believe in ultimate decay-of the West. They do not sit back and wait for it to happen; they do all in their power to bring about and speed up any force that may weaken the free world...
...Ultimate decay is based on the assumption that time runs in favor of the free world. It has not done so during the Korean truce talks, where the enemy has grown while the U.N.'s relative strength has decayed. In Asia generally, it is not the Communist position that is decaying. In Europe, the rate of Communist decay is not as rapid as the rate of freedom's decay in the Far East...
...teeth. They seemed appallingly bad-no doubt because of the lack of natural fluorine in the city's water. Why not put chemical fluorides in the water supply? The P.T.A. quoted statistics from other towns that had tried the experiment, pointing out the resulting drop in tooth decay among children. Impressed, Seattle's city council held a public meeting to discuss fluoridation, scheduled a referendum for this year's March 11 municipal elections...