Word: lesting
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...matter. Because he still has to contend with Dwight Eisenhower's great popularity, Johnson cannot permit White House-Senate relationships to become too strained. Yet he cannot be too soft toward the Administration for fear of antagonizing the liberal Northern Democrats. Finally, he must prevent a legislative deadlock, lest the Democrats be accused of conducting a do-nothing Congress...
Because of the importance of the fraternities to college life, the administration is on constant guard lest national affiliations force unwelcome practices on the Hanover scene. During the past year, Dartmouth--like many fraternity schools-- has been involved in a controversial fraternity segregation debate...
...Lest the Dartmouth men are left so fascinated with narrow academic interests or intoxicated with the diversions of small-town, small-campus life that they fall to appreciate the perplexities of modern living all seniors are required to take the course in Great Issues...
...Lest readers be influenced by the Canon about not praying for rain, would it not be well to encourage people to pray for anything they wanted and leave it up to God as to what prayers He wanted to answer...
...Provost last year, his departure was regretted in releases, editorials, and tributes--all with one common failing. They proceeded from the assumption that Buck was lost forever to future Harvard administrations. In the unerring logic of retrospect, this pessimism was unwarranted: the new President and Dean were understandably anxious lest Buck's proven capabilities languish. And Mr. Buck, being Mr. Buck, could not refuse an opportunity to serve...