Word: iotas
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Iota of Discrimination...
...Institute of Commonwealth Studies at Oxford University, Kilson stated, "I happen to know personally one of the Harvard administrators responsible for admission (as a Negro student I was quite interested in this question), and I can assure you that for Harvard's part there is not one iota of discrimination in admitting Negro students...
...suggested that everybody just forget "Mr. Gromyko's contribution of Tuesday and Wednesday . . . and get back to real business." Herter, in firmer vein, prodded Gromyko into publicly stating that he had not meant his "proposal" as an ultimatum. As Herter well knew, however, this did not imply an iota of change in Gromyko's stand. And as if to make that clear, the Soviet Foreign Minister for the first time adopted a threatening note over Western insistence that there must be progress at Geneva to justify any summit talks. Said Gromyko: "Should any state put up ... obstacles...
...salt consumption in Geneva's Palais des Nations had already reached indigestible proportions. Day after day last week, the foreign ministers of Russia and the Western powers lectured away at each other (see box), neither side budging an iota from its own plan. For the Western powers, the week of rhetoric had one advantage; it was an opportunity to impress on the world's consciousness the sweep and fairness of their package plan for German reunification and European security (TIME, May 25). But by midweek a fair share of the 120-odd diplomats and diplomatic gun bearers seated...
...ensure the continuity of our policy for years to come. The position, task and work of the federal President is underestimated; it is much greater than generally believed. I would like to say that the attitude of the federal government in foreign policy questions will not change by one iota during the present period of conferences, or during the coming few years...