Word: face
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Britain yesterday gave the Caribbean island of Anguilla 48 hours to rescind its declaration of independence or face invasion...
...from where we were below it seemed like an eternity. When he reached the top he waved confidently, then to our amazement there was a huge spark. Two hours later when the police brought his body down his metal rimmed glasses were molten slabs fused to his face. They made us see it. All that I remember distinctly of the incident in the absurd smirk on his face which was the only visible expression on his horribly charred body...
...plains and, running out of supplies, simply die of starvation. The world was an unavoidable challenge. Of the first Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth, one half of them died in the first few months, and those who remained began a new experience in which danger was common and to face it only commonly courageous...
...group that arrived recently at Harvard (call it the King Collins-group for convenience) is probably a good example of this type of over militant faction. Collins encourages participation by the people in the decisions over their lives, and he encourages dialogue on all the essential issues which face the individual. Recognizing the revolutionary, and laudable, aims of this group, it still worries me that all their intentions and methods are bound to cause to kind of disruption that will provide the system of power with an excuse to crush...
From the beginning, the Harvard Health Plan has deliberately tried to make itself into a model. Tapping the medical wealth of the Boston area, the plan's designers could have cut several corners and come up with special features that would work well --in Boston. In the face of that temptation, the plan's reluctance to cut corners and develop special techniques shows how seriously it takes its role as a national health-care model...