Word: mattering
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...squarely the issue of whether we can afford to permit any dispute anywhere to be settled by recourse to arms," said Dillon. "We firmly reject attempts by Communist leaders to justify what they call 'just, revolutionary wars' or 'wars of liberation.' War is war, no matter where or why it may be fought. Peace also is indivisible. Peace is not the prerogative of the Communists alone, nor can it be applied only to areas outside the immediate concern of the Sino-Soviet bloc...
...Tuesday, the incurable optimism always present during any football season, no matter how barren, had returned in almost full strength. The Columbia game was now only four days away; and the team had one of its best practices of the fall. Even the Ivy title was not lost. "If Bob Blackman can say Dartmouth is still in the running after a loss and a tie, then we certainly have a good chance," Haughie says. Ravenel predicts, "The Ivy champion will probably lose two games or so, and someone will beat Penn. We could be the team...
...matter what happens, it won't be a dull weekend for the Crimson skippers. And stiff competition may even bring out the club's best showing...
...capricious condition of the playing field is always a matter for conjecture...
...from a large endowment (higher per student than Harvard University's), experimentation with the curriculum offers minimum financial benefits. If Exeter increased its size and went onto a four-quarter schedule, it would actually lose money (per student), despite the increased economic efficiency. Although the loss would be a matter of less than $40,000, and could easily be covered by a nominal increase in tuition, the fact remains that, for Exeter, or any school or college with a substantial endowment, the financial gain of the revised curriculum is largely lost. For most schools, the prospect of cheaper education would...