Word: graspingly
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...power in position to contain the enemy. Unlike Dean Acheson, he has also sought every opportunity to use that power actively against the Communists. Even in matters where Dulles and Acheson were in total agreement as to objectives, there was a difference between the two: Acheson acquired a brilliant grasp of the details involved; Dulles got things done...
...rational faith without metaphysical rites. Pusey's statement Wednesday had been that "He (Eliot) was wrong . . . in urging his generation to get rid of what he called 'paganized Christianity' by eschewing metaphysics and by escaping into a formless empyrean of good will." Pusey recommended instead a firm grasp and fresh understanding of what he called "first things...
...officers on Bataan remembers "his tall, gaunt, straight body . . . the eyes flashing in his tired face . . . He was on his toes, and had a grasp of every part of the tactical situation. He seemed to be able to put himself in the place of everybody out there. Near the end, Wainwright was suffering from beriberi. Undernourishment had affected him so badly that he could barely use his right leg. Despite this, dragging himself along and leaning on a cane, he walked along the roads all the time, inspecting the final defenses. He was the only general I have ever seen...
Dennis wears well, much better than the frayed tempers of his parents and the other unlucky grownups who have to deal with him. Not every youngster of four is original enough to throw rice pudding instead of rice as the newlyweds leave the church. And not too many grasp the basic economic facts of life so quickly. Says Dennis in answer to a slower kid's question: "Father's Day?. Well, it's just like Mother's Day, only you can buy a cheaper present...
...their souls still want. They are not happy. Whereupon Sadko and some brave friends (one young, one strong, one wise) set out to catch the bird of happiness. After many adventures, Sadko realizes that there is no such bird. "Woe to him," cries the wise friend, "who tries to grasp happiness by a conscious act!" "Happiness," Sadko tells his people on his return, "is here, at home...