Word: grasps
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Viet Minh armies had the military capability to crush the French completely and take over the whole of Vietnam, North and South. After the fall of Dien Bien Phu, there was little doubt the Viet Minh had complete and unconditional victory within its grasp. The French would have to accept whatever terms the Viet Minh decided to offer. But at the Geneva truce negotiations the Viet Minh delegation made concessions to France and the West that were surprisingly great, considering their advantageous military position. Although the Viet Minh had originally demanded the 11th parallel as provisional dividing line between...
...this time Diem's grasp on South Vietnam was strong, largely due to American military aid and political support. And now, although constantly threatened by Communist guerilla tactics and occasionally by non-Communist insurgents, Diem's regime continues its autocratic control...
Nick Delbanco, in what I believe is his first work as director, moved his actors around the stage very badly, but displayed a coherent understanding of the play. His intelligent grasp of this difficult play makes it a prodution well worth seeing...
...Sometimes I wish I were a dictator ... A ruler, a strong man, a titan ... With a ruthless grasp on power and an iron grip on the helm of government ... But loved ... The law is my law the people are my people, whomever I conquer remains conquered. Premier Bernard, King Bernard, Czar Bernard ... Boy ... Then Could I meet girls...
...Death Knell. The sophistication of appeals to the Negro market is increasing, but still leaves much to be desired. Says Frank Seymour, general manager of Detroit's Negro radio station WCHB: "Too many advertisers have failed to grasp a simple point: ask the Negro for his business with courtesy and respect. Don't talk down to him and cut out the Amos 'n' Andy bit." Like many Negro marketing experts, however, Seymour believes that the progress that U.S. Negroes are making toward economic and social equality will eventually make special appeals unnecessary. He predicts that within...