Word: prided
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...world union. Do not forget, however, that Europe is led mainly by men in their late 60s, 70s and 80s, some of whom have been in power 10, 20 and even 30 years. For the present, therefore, free world progress, security and accord must still give way to self-pride and personal whims and ambitions, while those that obstinately refuse to stand down to younger men futilely strive to retain or regain past national glories...
Community Twilight. Except for a glow of pride, tempered with nervous concern, among some Frenchmen, the only cheerful voices were being raised in Moscow, where Soviet ideologists suddenly thought they saw confirmation of the hoary Marxist-Leninist tenet that capitalist countries will inevitably be destroyed by their "inner contradictions." Cried a Russian spokesman: "This is the twilight of the so-called European Community. A difficult navigation now awaits the American ship of state...
...intransigence were unwilling to see that for me the slightest wavering would have brought collapse. Limited and alone though I was, I had to climb to the heights and never then to come down. (1940, describing his wartime leadership) Every man of action has a strong dose of egotism, pride, hardness and cunning. But all those things will be forgiven him if he can make of them the means to achieve great ends. Aloofness, character, and the personification of greatness, these qualities it is that surround with prestige those who are prepared to carry a burden which is too heavy...
Younis takes great pride in the performance of his Egyptian pilots. "They thought that only Europeans could run the canal, but they were wrong," he says. "I have no inferiority complexes. To me, management is a science that anyone can master." U.S. shippers are full of admiration for the efficient service they get in Younis' canal. To them, he shrugs, "In the U.S., you say the customer is always right. Well, that's what I say too. And you are my customers...
...prime reason for this optimism is that all of a sudden it seems as though a Harvard basketball team is taking pride in its performance. This is especially noticeable when watching the team play defense. This year the Crimson has been using a tightly-knit 2-3 zone which places Gene Augustine and Leo Scully a bit beyond the foul line, and the three deep men--usually Len Strauss, Vern Strand, and Dennis Lynch--in a line in front of the basket...