Word: holdes
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...undermining popular respect for the opposition by the use of picturesque epithet is as old as the nation. I can think of many real classics stretching all the way back to Washington's Administration, when John Adams referred to Alexander Hamilton as that "little West Indian bastard." . . . To hold F.D.R. responsible for McCarthy because F.D.R. had striking success in stigmatizing his opponents seems to me to overlook the long history of political invective, and to ignore the real (and much more dangerous) roots of McCarthyism...
...idea that Soviet agriculture is going through a normal stage in the transition from low-value to high-value production simply will not hold water. There is nothing normal about this highly artificial situation. Because of its insane pretensions as a global power, because of its preoccupation with spreading Communism abroad, the Kremlin has immensely added to its task. It is trying to carry out the traditional development from simple arable to complex mixed farming while, at the same time, diverting vast acreages and resources to the so-called industrial crops and cutting itself off from the free supply...
...thing is certain: if production cannot be increased, and soon, it will mean the beginning of the end of Soviet Communism. For, in the last resort, the agricultural crisis is not about food; it is about a theory-a theory which heaps suffering on everybody but the men who hold...
...Crimson defense began to double team Johnson in the second half, and with Leo Daley doing a fine job, managed to hold down his scoring. After the first five minutes of the contest, Tom Cooney replaced regular goalie John Ogden and made several good saves throughout the remainder of the game...
Certainly the Hygiene Department cannot be blamed for this trying situation. Its present Holyoke Street building simply cannot hold enough dentists to serve the University's need, and it is quite natural that students should have to make appointments weeks ahead of time. This problem, like various others confronting the Department, can be solved only by the erection of a new Hygiene Building and the simultaneous expansion of all undergraduate health facilities...