Word: meekness
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Whitlam, in the Australian manner, was the most direct and promised an end to nearly 23 years of meek acquiescence to U.S. policy in Asia. Whereas previous Prime Ministers had vowed that they would go "all the way with L.B.J.," Whitlam, the first Labor Prime Minister since 1950, asserted that Australia is "not a satellite of any country." Though the U.S.-Australian tie is important, he added, it is "only one aspect of our interests and obligations in our region and around the world. I believe that what we offer America now provides a better basis for a durable friend...
...pressure that exists at a depth of 360 ft. (162 lbs. per sq. in.), a free swim to the surface was considered far too risky. Trapped along with Menzies in Sea-Link's forward observation compartment-a helicopter-like bubble made of plastic-was Marine Biologist Robert Meek, 27. The younger Link and Veteran Diver Albert Stover, 51, were sealed off separately in the aluminum aft compartment...
...bittersweet success. Menzies and Meek emerged unharmed from their 31-hour ordeal in the forward compartment, where the atmosphere had remained at about sea-level pressure. But rescuers had to leave Link and Stover (whose motionless bodies could be seen through portholes) inside the aft compartment while it was slowly depressurized; if the men were still alive, suddenly opening the hatch at sea level would have caused a possibly fatal case of bends. When the hatch was opened, the fears were confirmed: both Link and Stover had died of carbon dioxide poisoning. Heartbroken by the loss, the elder Link nonetheless...
With two gone in the last inning, and the Crime sitting atop a 22-2 lead, Crimson rookie McDonald Wade coaxed Bok in a rundown. Meek D. Dake '73 led the procession of happy Crimeds as he crossed the plate for the final run just before Wade was caught sliding back to first...
Lavender Hill Mob. One of the funniest of British black comedies. Alec Guinness plays a meek employee of the Bank of England hatching a perfect plot to make off with a fortune. Watch for the Eiffel tower scene, the shadow puppets, and the riotous chase through the police academy...