Word: logic
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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There followed a third group of still more serious offenses, and if the treasurer and logic had had their way, the fine for these acts might have been one pound. The Laws of 1734, however, decreed expulsion for such offenders...
...point out the preposterousness of this statement and its justification, I want you to follow your logic and imagine who will be the right owner of the world if it is to be given to whom it belonged to 4,000 years ago. Why is this principle applied exceptionally to the Arabs of Palestine, who are not to blame for the expulsion of ancient Jews from that country of multicivilization...
...lived. The proximity to Texas oil, plus the depletion allowance, gave him a chance to pyramid his millions. He has a trader's shrewd knowledge of human beings and a gambler's quiet ability to calculate the odds. He also has a banker's cold logic and an optimist's faith in U.S. business enterprise. A little bit of all these qualities is apparent in most of his deals...
This is a serous flaw. An extended composition needs some principle of organization, some inner logic that not only gives the separate sections a raison d'etre, but also builds to a culmination. The cantata's failure to do these things is attributable to several factors. There seemed to be virtually no relation between orchestra and chorus. The vocal sections were usually accompanied by only the piano, and it is significant that the one exception--Robert Gartside's tenor solo with light orchestral accompaniment--was among the high points of the performance. The conducting of Michael Greenebaum kept the difficult...
...present system of administrative help has little logic since the Varsity Council receives only sparse aid from the University while the Freshman debaters get both a coach and more money. The hiring of an instructor for the Varsity Council would clear up these major defects and give the debaters the advantages supplied by other schools...