Word: possessiveness
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...sets Friedberg was after had to possess an infinite number of distinct properties. But in the construction of the sets, the assigning of one property often interfered with the assigning of another. Friedberg overcame the difficulty by arranging the properties in a priority list and resolving all interferences in favor of the properties standing higher on the list. After four months, he found the two sets he was looking for. Though laymen could hardly be expected to appreciate the virtues of his solution, his seniors in the field were dazzled. One professor at the University of California asked to include...
Harvard students possess the brains, no doubt about that. But they should wake up to the fact that they are living in a civilized world, and they should possess a bit of common sense and have some respect for the rights of others who are trying their hardest to get along peacefully in this city. Thomas C. Haley
...read argumentative or expository prose swiftly, comprehendingly. and retentively; that he be able to express himself in speech and writing grammatically, literately, and precisely; that he has learned the basic lesson of using a dictionary. But we have found that few of our entering students, however carefully selected, possess these skills to the extent needed for law study...
Finally, while neither Penn nor Army has great depth, the Crimson has little more. Ulen is faced with the job of building it, but at the same time he must not tip off future opponents as to exactly how much power he does possess...
...book's page 7, Composer-Pianist Franz Liszt is involved: "The burning eyes of the passionate Hungarian studied her for a long moment, and it seemed that the decision to possess her was made in that instant. 'As an artist you have no equal,' she said tritely, as he held her hand in a fervent and prolonged grasp . . . Only a few hours later, her body stripped of the clothes that hid its superb beauty, Lola sought to achieve the heights of passion which Liszt so obviously enjoyed...