Word: gravely
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...week's end. Daniel Malan blamed Britain for part of his plight, saying: "If she continues her past policy in Africa, I predict that Britain will find her grave in Africa.'' Malan added: "To do what world opinion demands would mean suicide by white South Africa...
...archbishop took office at a period of crisis. Wartime bombings had wrecked or damaged hundreds of Britain's churches. Service as chaplains or enlistments in the armed forces had called away many priests and candidates for the clergy. The church also had a grave internal problem. Archbishop Temple had been a militant Low Churchman who accentuated the Protestantism of the Anglican Communion. His predecessor, Archbishop Lang, had been an equally strong Anglo-Catholic. As a result of the strains of these sharply contrasting administrations, the historic balance between the two factions was wavering...
...lost bower, The grave's drouth...
Lieut. Commander Tierney, concluded the board, committed a "grave error of judgment" in making a sharp left turn into the path of the onrushing Wasp. This turn was the "sole cause" of the collision, said the admirals, completely absolving the Wasp's Captain Burnham C. McCaffree of all fault. They advanced three theories to explain Tierney's disastrous maneuver: 1) he had become "completely confused," and thought that a sharp left turn would bring him to his correct position; 2) he ordered "left rudder" when he meant to say "right rudder"; 3) he thought...
After a visit to MacDowell's grave and the log cabin in the woods where he did his composing, there were speeches by Senators Styles Bridges and Charles Tobey. Thornton Wilder read passages from Our Town, which he wrote in the colony. Mrs. MacDowell listened to selections of her husband's music and accepted a birthday book of greetings from several hundred statesmen and former colonists. She was, said Mrs. MacDowell in her thank-you speech, "a very ordinary woman who was given a very great opportunity which I se zed.'' And from Colony President Carl...