Word: difficult
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...headed on through Asia, John Foster Dulles could count some gains. He could also count serious troubles in the Mediterranean area that will have important impacts on U.S. foreign policy. But the U.S. and its Secretary of State could face those admittedly difficult problems with the reassuring knowledge that the U.S. posture in the world has straightened up with the return of the President to the presidency...
Having given aid and comfort to allies, Dulles moved on to New Delhi and a more difficult session. Indian officialdom is notably unenchanted by Dulles. Unlike the welcome extended to Bulganin and Khrushchev, Dulles' airport welcome was quiet and formal. Dulles was driven to Nehru's home, where he found the Indian Prime Minister sitting reading a book on the porch. They began a friendly but frank conversation which, with a few breaks, lasted hours longer than had been scheduled. Nehru was not happy over SEATO's references to Kashmir; Dulles replied that...
Understanding, coupled with entirely effective production, is the foundation of the play's success. And although the distribution of praise is a difficult matter in this case, first honors must go to director Steve Aaron for his searching interpretation of the play, and for the manner in which he has brought the speech and action of all his principle characters to bear on the revelation and comprehension of Willy Loman's final, tragic assertion...
Unmanned space flight is almost in the bag. Rockets have already risen to the edge of space, and no one in the rocket business doubts that unmanned satellites will soon be revolving on orbits around the earth. Manned space flight is much more difficult because of the vulnerability of human crews. Last week a symposium at the University of California discussed some of the problems...
...Crimson played fine defensive hockey and allowed the Elis only 18 shots on goalie Flynn. But in registering the fourth shutout of his career and his second this year, Flynn nevertheless had to save several times on difficult, close-in shots...