Word: discussing
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...show of force against Egypt's Nasser, the U.S. does not want to use troops in a Suez flare-up, instead has been busy cautioning impatient allies and seeking peaceful routes toward settlement. The policy had for the moment succeeded; when the 22 nations sit down to discuss the Suez, there would be less emphasis on threats, more on finding a base for negotiations, including the adept suggestions this week of Gamal Nasser himself (see FOREIGN NEWS). Though he had small hope of a real decision in London, Dulles saw the conference there as at least an important forum...
Because of its size and power, the service has inevitably stirred up controversy. For one thing, some educators deplored the passing of the old essay question ("Discuss the consequences of the Dred Scott decision") in favor of the objective type ("The chief justice in the Dred Scott Case was: 1. John C. Calhoun. 2. Roger B. Taney. 3. William Lloyd Garrison, 4. Salmon P. Chase, 5. Stephen A. Douglas"). The new tests, said the critics, might be able to determine a student's superficial knowledge of a subject, but they gave no indication of whether he could think...
Pothorn, in his talk, indicated that the best thing in Germany besides beer and Volkswagens was music. But he promptly disavowed his competence in this field and went on to discuss the topic of painting, with which he was more intimately acquainted...
...business with bankers and charterers (in fluent French or English) over leisurely luncheons at quietly opulent restaurants such as Manhattan's Chambord and London's Mirabelle. Wherever he goes, he is dogged by daily packets containing interoffice memos and notes from his staff. When he wants to discuss a project with an associate, Niarchos summons the man to his side, once kept staffers shuttling to and from Switzerland for three months while he recovered from a skiing accident...
...Conference's closed sessions will take place at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday in Lamont Forum Room. The first will discuss "General Education in Public and Private Colleges." Participants will include Earl J. McGrath, President of The University of Kansas City and former United States Commissioner of Education; Brian A. McGrath, S. J., Academic Vice President of Georgetown and Robert G. Crosen, Dean of the Faculty at Lafayette College...