Word: foresights
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...late to commend President Pusey for foresight in his new venture. The Asian tour has been on the drawing boards for several years. And it is perhaps unnecessary to point out that in this instance, as in others, the President is acting energetically to give concrete expression to a wise and lofty view of the role of this University...
...sets of Davies pictures, giving two dozen orders a minute to hapless directors; and after Norma Shearer managed to beat out his protégée for a part, Hearst told his editors from coast to coast never to mention Norma's name in print. With uncanny foresight, Hearst papers could be counted on for banner headlines such as MARION DAVIES' GREATEST FILM OPENS TONIGHT...
...many Catholic couples, he said, think that they are being good just because they refrain from using contraceptives. They must also consider the welfare of their potential children, "and that involves foresight." The size of a family, said Gibbons, should "take into account the physical and mental health of the parents, their economic condition, and the society in which they live. When you have such problems as crowding, lack of jobs and so forth, you need to retreat...
...Class of 1911 met at the Brookline Country Club in 90-degree heat and chose to watch itself running, swimming, playing, eating and drinking years ago. With unusual foresight, the Class hired a professional movie man to film its 25th Reunion for posterity...
...powerful billionaire. Shrewd and ruthless, the shadowy figure of Juan March has floated across the face of Europe for more than half a century, bringing public officials low, underwriting dictators, helping to finance two world wars (on both sides), and buying himself virtual immunity from the law. With characteristic foresight, March bankrolled Dictator Francisco Franco's Spanish Civil War campaign. Today, still Franco's creditor and a powerful voice in Spanish affairs, he boasts a personal fortune that is said to match the U.S.'s entire foreign aid program to Spain - a matter of $1 billion...