Word: forget
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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PRINCETON, N.J.--It is often easy to forget that sometimes Goliath actually wins...
...will not solve all of the world's problems. But we tend to forget the remarkable achievements that have already taken place. We take for granted many things that 50 years ago would have been unthinkable: That almost all nations in the world would join in one forum to discuss conflicts; that the diseases that were endemic in many parts of the world no longer pose a threat to millions of people; that there are armed forces willing to stand between the opponents of peace...
...forget that recently we have witnessed famine in Somalia, North Korea and Sudan. We have seen the bloody ethnic conflict that occurred during the break-up of Yugoslavia and the continuing violence in the Middle East. And we have stood by and done nothing in the face of a genocide in Rwanda...
...proposals. Reformation of the House of Lords would be welcome if there were a coherent plan. But strangely, the government is rushing forward with Stage 1 before even discussing Stage 2. "That will come later," we are told mysteriously. Will it? Or will the government be tempted to forget about complex constitutional reforms, so long as it has the majority it requires? When we do eventually reform what is left of the house, what will it be like? What will it do? Nobody knows. The government is unwilling even to discuss it. Nor will it say at what date...
...Goethe's play Egmont, a story of enlightened monarchy struggling against despotic oppression. Who today would ever think to characterize Beethoven's Egmont as "incidental," as just some minor work, secondary to some greater artistic creation? Modern audiences are so used to hearing this piece by itself, that we forget it was meant to summarize the important themes of a play and to warm up the audience. Even if at times the orchestra's execution lacked a certain precision, Hogwood's interpretation gave credence to the label "overture" and prepared the audience, and the orchestra as well, for the rest...