Word: obstructionism
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Thus the Russians, after a year of incessant obstruction, were finally ready to cooperate, even though a unified Germany would mean a setback for Communism. In Berlin's Allied Control Council, the U.S. and Russia last week started "informal" discussions about raising the level of German industrial output.
He was born (1860) in a city-bleak South Shields, in Britain, the twelfth child of a family of 14 children. The trail (he seldom used the words "road" or "path") that led him to the woods was long and hard. It led him first to Canada, where his study...
¶ The Russians, whom he accused of diverting UNRRA supplies in Austria to Red occupation armies. The council sustained his indignation, 21-to-6, instructed its policy committee to debate the matter. The committee debated, but, due to Russian Delegate Nicolai Feonov's expert obstruction, took no action.
A Lesson in Obstruction. Finally American patience politely gave out. Adjournment was suggested. General Shtykov communicated with "higher headquarters," then informed the U.S. commander in Korea, Lieut. General John R. Hodge, that his orders were to cease negotiations and return to Northern Korea.
"[Teaching] should at teast not be an obstruction to learning," says Professor Hook. "What the educational system of America needs is at least a million good teachers." Hook's good teacher is a dedicated person, teaching method rather than content, and encouraging critical dissent. Classes, he thinks, should be...