Word: possessives
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...better than most Americans do, that stereotype is dead wrong. After more than a decade of studying and living with sharecroppers, migrants, mountaineers, poor blacks and working-class whites, Coles has concluded that most are astonishingly healthy in mind and remarkably courageous in spirit. He believes that they possess unrecognized strengths that, if properly understood, bode well for the future of the nation...
ARVN soldiers do not usually possess much conviction, but their morale has climbed steadily in recent months, despite the low pay ($24.16 a month, including combat allowances) and the high desertion rate. That situation could be changed quickly by a few sharp setbacks in combat, or if the suspicion spreads that the U.S. is about to sell the regime out. But for the moment, says Colonel Ross Franklin, an experienced U.S. adviser, "these guys are just incredibly stoic and brave. They go out and fight in water up to their waists for weeks at a time. And they...
...nominees possess formidable credentials. Valerie Schoen, an 18-year-old freshman majoring in Russian at the University of Michigan, graduated from high school with a near-perfect academic record. Her experience on the water is likewise impressive: she has a certificate from the Coast Guard Auxiliary for basic seamanship and has won awards for more than 400 miles of canoeing. Her application to Annapolis "all started as a joke," but Congressman McDonald took it seriously and included her name in his list of nominations...
...further. By cooperating in recording sessions with their black mentors, by lending their names to various, more-or-less neglected saints of American blues, they have performed a gesture of both historical significance and tangible economic consequences. (Needless to say, it is an outrage that young, white bluesmen should possess such disproportionate earning power; certain old bluespeople are not even collecting their royalties on disputed copyrights for lack of legal counsel.) Actually, the idea is not new--the Yardbirds jammed with Sonny Boy Williamson years ago. What is new is the degree to which such superstars as Eric Clapton...
...exclusive option on the Age of Aquarius. But his flaccid prose, chaotic presentation, and unsupported generalizations fail to convince me. After rejecting the idea of America as a fascist and imperialist state, he ends up creating an equally far-fetched image. He tries to prove that the United States possess all the necessary preconditions for the world revolution: an obsession with modernity, unrestricted access to information, and an army of radical crusaders. Along the way he solemnly proclaims the true saving graces of mankind: world government, unlimited mass media, and technology, but he can't quite explain their unique significance...