Word: objections
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...According to the scientific principle named for Austrian Physicist Christian Johann Doppler (1803-53), the speed of an object moving toward or away from the observer can be accurately measured by changes in the length of the radio waves it transmits...
...sipped his Scotch and looked far away. "The thing is, that you've got to allow for a connotational semantic, non-discursive elements forming a nevertheless meaningful Gestalt....Atheists, fundamentalists, they all talk about God as if He was a finite object, as if He were a thing...
...keynote of Macmillan's address to the British people was his avowed intent "to go on seeking for some agreement with the Russians." Said he: "For my part, I don't mind whether we make it through the United Nations or at some smaller meeting...The object would be to clear away the rubble of old controversies and disagreements, perhaps to get the path ready for a meeting of heads of government...
...Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and the Colonial Office the road he favored. Best guess as to Sir Hugh's recommendations: immediate talks either in Cyprus or London with Archbishop Makarios, leader of the Greek Cypriot community whom the British still refused to allow to return to Cyprus. Object of the talks: to agree upon a set period of self-government for Cyprus, after which the Greek majority (80%) of the island's inhabitants could decide in favor of union (enosis) with Greece if they still wanted...
...unerring accuracy of the CRIMSON's predictions for the New Year has long been an object of awe and admiration. Year after year after year, our predictions have proven to be. And once again, with typical humility and that traditional on ne sait quoi, the CRIMSON invokes its trusty Almanac and crystal bottle, and predicts the major events...