Word: following
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...geographical distribution of foreign students closely follows the pattern established last year when 82 men from other countries were in Cambridge. China, with seven students, has climbed closer to its normal position at the head of the numerical list. Canada has nine in the College, and Guatamala and Mexico closely follow the leaders with seven apiece...
Through its various economic and social agencies, the UN can do much to lay the foundations for a world community. But when the member nations still retain the power to enter into armed conflict, advancements can mean little. World government must not follow these functional developments, but precede them. The UN can study, debate, recommend; it cannot legislate, inspect, enforce...
Last Maneuver. If Bulgaria takes the lead in recognizing Markos, other Russian satellites will almost certainly follow. U.S. State and War Department observers in the Balkans were frankly worried over the prospect of the move. They believed that Markos' offer to down arms provided EAM ministers were taken into the Greek Government was probably the last political maneuver the Communists would make before stepping up guerrilla activities in Greece. Said one high-ranking U.S. Army officer: "Markos would probably be willing to settle for the Ministries of the Interior, Justice, War and Communications. But if we fall for that...
When a queen is ready to mate, she picks a sunny day and takes off from the hive in a fast, rising flight. All the drones in the neighborhood drop whatever they are doing and follow. The union is consummated high in the air, often miles from the hive. The lucky drone (who is killed by the experience) may come from any bee colony within a large area...
...Vining tried a novel approach. She explained: "One of the first things I did was to teach him to play tennis in English." That made the language seem of some use. Then she got him interested in games involving a map of the world and miniature ships. "The ships follow routes: they stop at a port and unload a cargo of rice and take on a cargo of coffee. They run into fog and have to turn back. There is a lot of vocabulary practice in the natural talk of playing the game. ... I teach everything in English. Then, when...