Word: partial
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Partly because of the pace of social change, identifications must be cautious, selective, partial, and incomplete...
...Replacing the more total identifications of the past are ever more partial, selective, and incomplete identifications...
...solve the problem of imbalance completely within the city itself. But sending students to the suburbs is only a partial answer," Curtin said. "Any exchange ought to be mutual. Any plan ought to recognize the city's dignity and respect...
...Viet Nam jungles shares its territory with the Viet Cong. In fact, they support each other. The Viet Cong have given the disease a free hand by preventing anti-mosquito spraying. And malaria has helped the V.C. by attacking newly arrived U.S troops who do not share the partial immunity of men who have had malaria and recovered. It has become a truism among U.S. troops that "if you go out and catch Viet Cong, you'll also catch malaria...
...nearly doubled in importance." For one thing, the Federal Aviation Authority is urging airports, whose lack of standby power in the Northeast blackout shocked everyone, to put in emergency systems for landing lights and radar. Moreover, the Northeast blackout taught utilities the value of auxiliary units not only for partial power when a big generator conks out but for the vital push needed to get it started again. Utilities also find auxiliaries valuable for peak-load periods when their big steam generators often cannot fully meet the demand for power...