Word: elements
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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India's naive "neutrality" serves as a reminder of how much hard political work needs to be done before Asia is in a position to defend itself against Communism. That the U.S. sees patience as a necessary element in the process is evident from the nation's sympathy toward Nehru's request for U.S. grain...
...frankly secular; Minister Kew, who conducts his sessions wearing a cassock and clerical collar, gets most of his patients from churches or through the special midday services which he conducts for those who are troubled in spirit. Both brothers, however, look upon the church setting as an important element in their work. Reasons: 1) it gives added authority to the therapist; 2) it provides a familiar atmosphere "of protection, love and forgiveness"; 3) it reduces the patient's fear of psychology as something to do with the "abnormal" or "insane"; 4) it unites the group...
...making a canine a good citizen is his own master's "sympathetic understanding." The College's most popular class, called "Training You," emphasizes the education of the dog owner. Despite all the elaborate tricks and theories involved in training canines, the individual master is still the most important element...
...city element hurts basketball. The situation is bad in all cities," Shepard added...
There is no love element to confuse the plot--"Billy Budd" has an all-male cast. But there are other distractions, apart from the distilled characters of Billy and Claggart. The early dialogue contains too many quick jumps from the humblest prose to polysyllabic poetry, and the first act is talkly and slowpaced. The last two acts, however, are far more convincing and dramatic. This improvement is probably due more to the appearance of Dennis King and better writing than to any effort by director Norris Houghton, whose work is often uninspired. Paul Morrison has designed some excellent, atmospheric sets...