Word: nourishing
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...agreed on orthodox ways of living and thinking, and who make it their chief concern to see that everyone follows them without a quibble. They stand ready to punish the unorthodox with varying degrees of severity, and continually join battle with any cases of non-conformity which protect and nourish the rebels. The most important sanctuaries for unorthodoxy are the colleges and universities, and in the past few years, many of them have been cocreed and frightened into obedience...
...Swiss have done with their policy of strict neutrality." "Yes, yes," said the newcomer. "We have few natural resources, but we must develop specialized industries and skills as the Swiss have," said the oldtimer. "Like the Swiss we must work hard to cultivate our lands and nourish our herds. Do you understand?" "Yes," said the newcomer, "all but one thing." "And what is that?" "Why didn't Moses keep on walking till he got to Switzerland...
...best bridge players in Mexico. As a teacher and cabinet minister combined, he stumped his country in Mexico's famed "each one teach one" literacy campaign (TIME, Feb. 4, 1946). "All good intentions," he said then, "must be bounded by two essentials-to nourish [and] to teach . . ." Last week, accepting his new job, he promised "all my enthusiasm and all my strength" for UNESCO's ideals...
...will not place in the fertile soil of their intelligence more seed than their natural capacity can nourish effectively. We will fight with all our might against parasitic . . . intellectualism...
Care after operations has improved through blood-typing and blood-banking; new concentrates of amino acids and proteins nourish the patient who cannot eat a normal diet...