Word: perfectability
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...coordinated in one impressive system. Like Aquinas, Tillich has been weaving his religious thought into a broad pattern, but his is looser and more adjustable. As he explains it, "Catholicism deals with these things from the point of view of having the entire truth and the perfect form of life. Protestantism is always learning, without the claim of being itself the Kingdom...
Doubts & Questions. To cautious scientists, Dr. Sieve's report was a little too pat, his results too nearly perfect. In the first place, Dr. Sieve conceded that in experiments with mice he had had 60% failures. Next, he relied heavily on the theory that the ability of the male sperm to penetrate an ovum depends largely on the enzyme hyaluronidase, and argued that the hesperidin must counteract this enzyme. Actually, say physiologists, there is no proof that hyaluronidase is responsible for penetration of the ovum. Further, Dr. Sieve speculated that the hesperidin helps a layer of cells around...
Third Game. In the ninth, with the Dodgers leading 3-2, the Bums cracked two singles off Southpaw Ed Lopat, and Stengel moved in Righthander Tommy Gorman. Robinson and Reese welcomed him with a perfect double steal. Then a sinking fast ball got away from Catcher Yogi Berra and both runners scored: Dodgers 5, Yanks...
...final two acts deal with Jane's transformation from shabby to chic, her success in society, and her marital difficulties. A subtle comedienne, Miss Best's timing and intonations are perfect for this part, which demands a curious combination of wisdom and naivite. But in the last two acts, the plot disintigrates, and neither Miss Best's performance nor the feathery pomposity of Loder and St. John can hold Jane together...
...That was what I was there for, and I had a perfect shot at them. I knew my first rounds would warn the patrol . . . But almost the second I started firing, something hit me. It didn't hurt much at first, but I couldn't see anything. I just didn't know I was blind. I know now, and it hurts...