Word: profound
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...came to me in tears. 'I was unable to save the soul of that poor creature,' she told me. The sister was wrong. In this woman's death cry there lay only the dramatic and profound aspiration of all Spain's poor for better laws of social justice. She had been taught by false and cunning prophets that happiness would be brought by Russia. The error is not hers-it is ours. It is ours because we are turning away from the poor and from the social teaching of the gospel ... It is our duty...
...Shirt-sleeved students gave Butler an angry escort as he drove first to the Ministry of State, then to Marti's statue, where he planted a wreath of yellow dahlias (cost: $50, paid by the Navy) and read an apology in English: "[I wish to express my very profound regret at the unfortunate conduct of several sailors of the U.S. Navy." "Out!" snarled the students as the ambassador's car rolled away. Presently the wreath was torn to bits...
Physics was different. "I soon learned to scent out that which was able to lead to fundamentals and to turn aside from everything else." It was only much later, after years of independent scientific work, that he realized "that the approach to a more profound knowledge of the basic principles of physics is tied up with the most precise mathematical methods...
...Good Spanking. Well before wrathful Sancho's ultimatum expired, Serrano penned him an abject note of apology: "I confirm all my profound esteem of you as a founder of the Falange and as a man." Honor satisfied and the duel off, Sancho still growled: "Serrano talks too much. He will step on my feet again. Next time I will not send friends. I will call on him myself ... I was not after a letter of apology or a duel. We do not fight duels any more in Spain. What I wanted was a good solid pretext to give Serrano...
Before the war, the Netherlands East Indies supplied one-fifth of Holland's national wealth. Although the Dutch had ruled benevolently and were generally respected by the natives, the victory of Japanese troops in 1942 had a profound effect on the nationalist movement. Full of promises, the conquerors set up a puppet government of nationalist leaders. Collaborators soon found the promises worthless, but in 1945 they did not regret their move. The Japanese surrender caught British and Dutch troops unprepared. To keep order in the Islands, the Allies were forced to recognize existing Republican sovereignty in Java and Sumatra...