Word: elemental
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...that both sides have resorted to force, the familiar pattern of extremists appearing as the representative element is again revealed. Clearly, however, neither white dominance nor Nyasaland's withdrawal from the Federation is the answer. Economically, Nyasaland could not survive alone, for it gets over half its budget from the Rhodesias and its labor surplus relies on the Rhodesian copper industry. Nor would merger with her black and bankrupt neighbor, Tanganyika, help...
Monro praised the plan, explaining that it should increase flexibility in student aid programs and develop loan credit as an accepted element of college finances...
Miss Blanchard, vice-president of the Harvard Opera Guild, felt, on the other hand, that "students must have a chance to learn by carrying on all operations themselves, even if they make mistakes." "The most exciting element of Harvard drama today is that students practically run it themselves," she said...
...keep the surprise element, daughter and son-in-law were not told that the old folks were actually back in The Netherlands, were given to understand they would only be chatting on the transatlantic phone. With the stage thus set, the old and young couples were brought together before the microphones. Seeing her mother, daughter Tine Mak, who is pregnant, promptly collapsed. Seeing her son-in-law, Margaretha Muylaert cried: "I think he's a horrid fellow." Son-in-law Adriaan Mak, a headwaiter, turned to a KLM representative and said angrily: "I told you this would happen...
...Fogg reflects the interest and enthusiasm of Harvard undergraduates in the pursuit of quality. There are paintings here, as well as drawings and prints; there is also an occasional hint of the presence of parent collections amidst examples of more direct commitment and sacrifice. But, in any case, the element of choice and decision is present throughout...