Word: intendment
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Kono's fall was assured by the way he helped put Nobusuke Kishi in as Premier in 1957. "I arranged that Kishi should be Premier," boasted Kono. who previously had more or less managed the government of doddering old Premier Ichiro Hatoyama. "I intend for him to hold the post for about two years. At the moment I am a little too young for it." At that point Kishi was 60, Kono...
Halfway through the speech the President calmly announced that in keeping with the constitution of 1947, which has a two-term limit (six years to a term), he did not intend to stand for a third term next year. The audience's response was silence; to cheer might have been regarded as a sign of disrespect. But when Chiang went on to explain that close adherence to the constitution was "one of our weapons in waging war against the Communists," the audience, most of them National Assemblymen, broke into applause...
...Never in my whole life have I believed in God nor do I intend to start. I consider myself a true materialist. That never stopped me from visiting churches . . . splendid monuments of the past ... I have heard some very good concerts in various churches and still like to attend them . . . Handel, Bach and Beethoven are among the greatest composers. They will surely be played and loved even after nobody on earth believes in God any more ... A true materialist can certainly hear a good concert of classical music in a church without losing his materialist virginity...
...treatment, foreign diplomats now tend to avoid the Dutch mission, which has become the loneliest diplomatic outpost in the world. Every fortnight or so The Hague gets a frantic cable from Slingenberg, protesting the circumstances. The Dutch, who see no way to help him out of his predicament, intend to leave him to his own devices until his transfer comes through next December...
...Radcliffe production will be directed by Louise N. Bell '59 and produced by John B. Prizer '61 and Marcel Ugols '61. They intend to start work on the production immediately. Casting for all parts will be held today through Wednesday...