Word: possessed
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Great Britain, without further help, possess the power to force unconditional surrender from Japan...
...dogma and bigotry, superstition and exploitation, and the preservation of vested interests." He acknowledges the mysteries of existence with a polite bow: if the scientific method, the only sound approach to life, does not cover all situations, man must "rely on such other powers of apprehension as we may possess." He concedes that "there might be a soul...
Fulbright Awards provide a year of study abroad for holders of college degrees who are American citizens and possess a knowledge of the country in which they wish to carry on study or research. The grants cover transportation, tuition, books and maintenance for one academic year...
Amygdaline means almondlike, "for almond appears to be derived from the Greek amygdal. . . The word would fitly decorate one of those ladies who must have their hair in the hue of a blanched almond. Amygdaline blondes are many, and the epithet would give them more dignity than they usually possess...
...fighting shoulder to shoulder with contingents whose military leaders today condemn German generals." Into the "visitors' book" at the German frontier post, Falkenhausen-who claims that he had tried to help the Belgians (TIME, March 19)-wrote: "Ingrata Belgia, non possidebis ossa mea [Ungrateful Belgium, you shall not possess my bones...