Word: grasp
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Army life turned out to be less bad than Schoenberner had expected-thanks partly to the friendship of a brilliant, amiable Jewish doctor who simply could not grasp the simplest elements of Prussian discipline. On sighting Schoenberner, stiffly at attention on parade, this officer would leap forward, crying cordially: "How do you do, Mr. Schoenberner; have you seen that highly interesting article about the possibilities of psychoanalytic treatment even in cases of dementia praecox...
...high spot of the evening was the opening piece: Vivaldi's Concerto in G Minor. The strong chair of the orchestra played perfectly and with a fine grasp of the rhythmical complexity of the work; the rapid fire allegro with which it closed left everybody sweated, excited, and happy...
...Council's conclusion: "Beyond the resources that we can grasp is the infinite providence of God. This is God's world. It is He who has 'made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth.'. . . Men may fail to repent of their evil and may thus bring suffering and disaster upon themselves. Yet Christians will stand firm in the faith that God's purposes will ultimately prevail. Knowing that with God all things are possible, let us act boldly and confidently for a world order based...
...experts also found serious flaws in the work of Allied intelligence-primarily a failure to grasp the significance of the vast, interlocking chemical-oil-rubber-explosives complex, which flourished from a single, synthetic root...
...would be the world's loss if the world failed to grasp the meaning and quality of those hours in the plain, episcopal meeting room at Church House, hours in which man's will to peace advanced-however tentatively-to new ground...