Word: performances
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...think we built on the doctrine of the previous Administration. If we can perform an effective role in the Middle East, if we can make some substantial achievements in SALT II, MBFR, in our relationship with the Soviet Union, if we can make headway in our relationship with China, keep a presence in Southeast Asia and have an impact on maintaining the peace in that area . . . I don't like to label what we are doing a "doctrine." I would rather have this Administration known as a problem-solving Administration in the pages of history...
...would the rocket crew feel while the rocket was accelerating? They would lie barely conscious on their contoured G-couches ... The men would be expected to rise from their beds of pain (not knowing which end is up) and perform navigation feats that would tax a professor of celestial mechanics...
That can be heard in the sheer might of sound that comes from the orchestra and chorus, which can mean only one thing: each member is performing as though his life depends on it. It can be found in the fact that the Bolshoi stars regularly perform at the Bolshoi, rarely on the international jet circuit...
...determines the kind of life we deserve; a willingness to learn, meaning an open mind both to the new and the old, is necessary to keep liberty real; a sense of responsibility, rather than hedonism alone, is necessary for that elusive goal of happiness. Finally, only the willingness to perform certain duties can , guarantee our rights...
...produces economic growth. They add that growth makes the poor if not nearly equal to the rich, at least better off than they would be in a stagnant economy that distributed wealth equally. According to Economist Otto Eckstein's summary: "Some injustice is inescapable if the system is to perform...