Word: difficult
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...difficult to see why the antidemocratic elements raise the cry: 'The church is not a democracy but a theocracy!' Theoretically, a theocracy is government by direct action of God; practically, theocracy is government by a priest caste . . . Advocates of the theocratic theory are well aware that the only sure way for them to gain control is through organized political action, whereby the vast majority of our membership which does not subscribe to their point of view can be controlled. This is the reason for the presence in this and other dioceses of political machines...
...difficult to conceive of reasons, or even of excuses (other than sensational publicity), to justify the invitation of Hiss, a convicted perjurer, to address an institution dedicated to the pursuit of truth. To find truth is hard enough without adding to its elusiveness. Alger Hiss was convicted of a moral as well as a legal crime. Precedent assures us that it is not likely that Hiss would have anything to say to searchers for the truth in a repository of the truth. Law and conscience tell us that he is outside of the tradition. If we were to deny this...
...current wails of established colleges testify that even abstract thinking about expansion is difficult, that building a new institution of immediate high quality is a prodigious task. Brandeis has accomplished that task...
...rise in applicants means that it will be more difficult to get in, Toepfer said, but he foresees no growth in the size of the School within the near future...
Greenebaum's skill as a conductor was most apparent in Haydn's Trumpet Concerto in E flat. He kept a careful series of balances between orchestral sections, while giving a firm and yet compliant accompaniment to the soloist. Trumpeter Jane Rogers played the difficult concerto with great skill. Beyond merely getting the notes correctly, a task in itself, she displayed a shimmering tone. At forte, her tone was never strident, and she also was able to play marvelously softly. It was a rare example of great musicianship on the trumpet, whose practitioners are usually content to dazzle their audiences with...