Word: hand
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Then, too, the thought of a survey course in any field is not well-received, and this would be particularly true in religion," he said. "But on the other hand, a survey course is probably most appropriate in this instance...
...however rewarding crew may be as a sport, many important advantages accrue to the ski enthusiast. Surrounded by snow, with the cold wind whipping across his face, ski poles in hand and poised to make the suicide slalom run, he suddenly realizes that he is a member of a team. There is togetherness and camaraderie in skiing; Men against Nature, the spirit of conquest, adventure and the Great Outdoors...
...other hand, although a single-rent plan would have "many advantages," the official pointed to arguments against it. First, there is the range in room desirability. Whereas the proposed rent system would help eliminate "social segregation," it might bring forth "complaints of unfairness." If everybody pays the same price, they may feel a right to the same quality of rooms...
...Cyprus involved only Great Britain and Greece. Greek Cypriots (comprising four-fifths of the 500,000 total population of the island) claimed the right of self-determination, which everybody knew would mean eventual "enosis"--union with Greece. Not surprisingly, the Athens government supported this claim. Britain, on the other hand, was reluctant to surrender control of the island--because of its military importance, she said. Also behind the British stand, one suspects, was an unexpressed feeling that her colonial world was crumbling on all sides, and that somewhere the business had to be stopped...
...Porter; sociology, and self-pity. Within these constantly-overlapping categories he ranges widely and cogently. His comment on his well-bred in-laws is a pretty good capsule comment on the spirit that conquered India and beat the fuzzy-wuzzies: "They'll kick you in the groin while you hand your hat to the maid...