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Word: possessed (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...great danger, Ross found, was that almost three-quarters of the people questioned "do not feel that their individual lives are very important in the larger scheme of things . . . Few share deeply in the life of a group dedicated, and actively devoted, to the highest goals of mankind." Few possess a group purpose "such as the disciples had, or the members of a Communist cell possess...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Uncertain Youth | 5/8/1950 | See Source »

...German problem . . . is the vital factor . . . The Russians are building a German Communist army . . . To date the Western allies have not permitted the Germans in their areas to possess more than police forces . . . Perhaps before long a military federation including the United States, Britain and Western Europe will be set up . . . In such an international army, possibly the Germans of the allied occupation areas could safely be permitted to have substantial units...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: REFLECTIONS: A Global View | 4/24/1950 | See Source »

...months, in two years perhaps, Soviet Russia will possess all the sinews of war which will allow her-if we continue to do nothing-to carry through the various strategic actions in Europe which will allow her to face the final conflict with the American continent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Defense Of Europe: No Time for Delusion | 4/10/1950 | See Source »

...planning of trade has to take into account factors which are liable to continuous fluctuations: the relationship between supply & demand, the needs of the consumer, local peculiarities and climatic conditions. I should say that a man who is planning trade must-in order to assess these factors accurately-possess a creative instinct, a kind of commercial intuition...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RUSSIA: The Kremlin's Huckster | 4/10/1950 | See Source »

...wish to express my thanks ... for your kindness in sending me a record of You've Come a Long Way. I had been previously unaware of the existence of this remarkable composition. I am very happy to possess the record and I hope that because of its musical and verbal distinction it is having a wide success. And I am particularly cheered by the chorus statement: But Baby, you've still got a long...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Mar. 27, 1950 | 3/27/1950 | See Source »

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