Word: melded
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Americans have used the word for only about 60 years. It is frequently applied on the basis of fashion, folklore and snobbery. An invisible admissions committee rules out most conservatives-except, perhaps, a William F. Buckley or a Milton Friedman. "Liberal" and "intellectual" are thought to meld nicely. Among scientists, for example, Liberal J. Robert Oppenheimer met the test, but Conservative Edward Teller did not. If nothing else, Viet Nam has provided a handy screening device. Opposition to the war has clinched the intellectual standing of Senator J. William Fulbright and perhaps even of Dr. Spock. War supporters who have...
...performers aren't particularly subtle either. They are often ingratiating, but their comic playing is heavy enough to suggest that they feel obligated to accentuate the obvious. On another level, they have the problem of tending to meld into one personality; if each of the five had something different to offer, there would be a corresponding increase of comic and dramatic possibilities...
...effect a change, Mansholt aims to reduce the number of European farmers within the next decade from 10 million to 5,000,000. He suggests that governments use financial incentives to induce old farmers to retire early and to voluntarily sell their farms to neighbors. That would help to meld tiny plots into bigger, more efficient "modern farm units...
There are no answers, and the final moments of the play suffer somewhat from a lack of resolution. But the crisp, authoritative acting of Norman Rose as Father and the admirable sets by Lester Polakov that meld the eerie with the ordinary, manage to make the play most satisfactorily unsettling...
...underline the differences among team members. But as soon as the squad is selected, the captain and top runners take the lead in smoothing over bitter rivalries; if the team is going to complete the season undefeated and win a few championships besides, diversity and internal competitiveness have to meld into a co-ordinated effort...