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...must also realize that military might is a necessary but not a sufficient condition for American influence. It is no substitute for intelligence, sophistication, flexibility and political action, both overt and covert. Especially in the Third World, nationalism is the most potent force, and we must try to work with it rather than against it. In general we must understand that the exercise of power is a continuous task. On the world scene, as perhaps in life, there are no permanent solutions or victories. To win means to stay committed, and to maneuver...
...secret that Ambrose Usher is modeled on Sir Isaiah Berlin, the high-wattage Oxford intellectual, government adviser and nonstop conversationalist. Sir Isaiah is 71. The ebullient Ambrose, of course, has the fictional hero's privilege of suspended birthdays. Or else cloak and mortarboard are more potent rejuvenators than powdered rhino horn. Only Alyss knows...
Affinity is the most potent magic the theater has to offer. When Jason Robards plays Eugene O'Neill or Julie Harris portrays Emily Dickinson, the evening is transfiguring - both radiantly illuminating and deeply moving. That is what is happening on the stage of Broadway's Plymouth Theater, where Jane Lapotaire plays Edith Piaf as if she is being flayed alive and only the lacerated nerve ends glow in the dark like neon...
...pistol arm and potent bat (.370 lifetime) that graced EIBL diamonds from 1969-71 were good enough to earn Varney a shot with the Chicago White...
Leading scorer Diane Hurley (six goals, three assists), Alex Lightfoot, and Sara Fischer form the most potent line, accounting for 14 red-lighters this season. Co-captain Firkins Reed centers for Sue Yunick and Vicki Palmer on the second line, which has tallied ten goals, including both bingos against Dartmouth...