Word: maintain
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...article says that businessmen have traditionally criticized Harvard's economics department as "infiltrated by anti-business radicals ... [but] actually, faculty members are far from radical." The magazine also notes, that "Even Galbraith seems mild today," citing his claim that he is having trouble just trying to maintain his reputation as a liberal...
...report studies the level of federal aid which will be necessary to maintain the U.S. as world leader in basic research and its economic, cultural, and military applications. Although the essayists often vary in their conclusions, in general, the report calls for two different forms of action. First, it suggests additional staff and statistical analyses and second, it outlines broad decisions which would change the government's organization of science...
...contagion of the idea itself. Although democracies like ancient Athens and between-wars Germany have voted themselves into the hands of authoritarians, not a single nation has ever freely voted to turn itself over to Communism. "It is a terrible truth that it costs more strength to maintain freedom than to endure the weight of tyranny," wrote Simón Bolivar. That is probably still true. But times and attitudes have changed immeasurably, and it is possible that in a modernizing, prospering world, there ultimately will be more people with more strength to keep their countries safe for democracy...
...conservative Johnsonians, and most historians since, have refused to concede that the Radicals were seriously concerned about the welfare of the Negro, and insist instead that the Radicals were seeking to enfranchise the Negro solely to maintain the Republicans in power...
...full house, however, Anthony Graham-White's direction would make heavy demands on the cast. He has pared down this Jonson-Chapmen-Marston comedy of London city life, but the dialogue still includes numerous now-unintelligible jokes and allusions. And he has introduced remarkably little stage business to maintain the pace where the wit is lost. In short, Graham-White relies on the charm of his actors to make the production live...