Word: favorably
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...strongly in favor of having Mr. Fortas confirmed as Chief Justice last year. In the light of recent events, I hoped even more ardently that he would step down...
...Burger's favor, the President said, was his position on crime and the Constitution, his experience as a judge and his ability to lead. Going for him also was the fact that he was not close to the President, either personally or politically. As a result of the Fortas case, Nixon said, he had decided that the new Chief Justice?and any other Justices named later?should be neither a close friend nor a political associate...
...cabinet which, with a policy of half measures and a fettered military system, comes upon an adversary who, like the rude element [of war], knows no other law than that of his intrinsic strength. Every deficiency in activity and effort is then a weight on the scales in favor of the enemy. Then it is not so easy to change from the fencing posture into that of an athlete, and a slight blow is often sufficient to throw the whole to the ground...
Help from Home. Even so, a surprisingly large number of parents contacted by TIME reporters are far from angry at the rebels. Of those willing to talk, a majority approved their children's goals but opposed the use of violence, partly because they favor peaceful campus reform and partly because they worry greatly about their children's safety. Contrary to much theory about the activists' psychological motives, there seems to be little or no generational conflict within such families. Most are very close. In fact, many of the rebels first acquired their liberal ideals from their parents...
...dancing, and comedy scenes which, as long as they occupy the screen, capture attention to the point of making us forget about the basic story. Ford knows the attentions and moods of people change easily--that purpose can (even must) be put aside for brief periods of time in favor of diversion. Incorporating this, his films inherently have a dimension of staggering realism. But Ford is no realist, and that dimension is infused into a larger and more personal scheme, giving additional richness and validity to the drama and its characters...