Word: graving
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Richard Nixon's survival as President was in grave doubt, and?by Nixon's account?so was the peace of the world for a few tense hours. The foreign crisis was resolved, but the unmaking of the presidency of Richard Nixon gathered such momentum as to almost ensure even more crises in the days ahead...
...Middle East to claim his indispensability and strength, but such was the low state of his credibility that an emotional and unfortunate controversy erupted over whether he had ordered a global alert of all U.S. military units at least in part to divert attention from his own grave problems...
...Ambassador to the U.N. John Scali and Soviet Ambassador Yakov Malik, who wore nearly identical blue silk ties, each spoke in support of the resolution. Scali abhorred the "grave risks for the peace of the world" if the fighting continued-a warning that was to be underlined dramatically three days later by the superpower confrontation. Malik stressed that "time will not wait." The resolution passed, 14-0, with China not participating. The Chinese refrained from voting all week to protest "the collusive scheme" of the two superpowers...
...This grave scene was fully contrasted by the burlesque Duke of Newcastle-he fell into a fit of crying-but in two minutes his curiosity got the better of his hypocrisy and he ran about the chapel with his glass to spy who was or was not there . . . Then returned the fear of catching cold, and the Duke of Cumberland, who was sinking with heat, felt himself weighed down, and turning round found it was the Duke of Newcastle standing upon his train to avoid the chill of the marble...
...hard to predict great success for the Guru in America. To broaden his nationwide appeal, he must bring older people into his youth-dominated movement. He must also move away from the hard core of people troubled by grave personal problems who have so far staffed his movement, and this will be harder to do. However, for some people, the qualities which most enhance the Divine Light bid for a mass audience--the freedom from questioning and the uncomplicated bliss which total belief in the Guru provides--are the most repulsive and this will hurt recruiting efforts...