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Word: profound (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...yellows out" and hides in a ditch while his men fight and die. For the sake of Cooper's father, a famous name in the Cavalry, the C.O. conceals the son's disgrace, assigns him to special duty as an awards officer. The coward, by a truly profound stroke of irony, is set up as the judge of what courage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures, Nov. 2, 1959 | 11/2/1959 | See Source »

...ahead for the first time all afternoon, 18 to 16. It hardly mattered that McKelvey passed to John Sadusky in the end zone for two more points; the varsity had lost after building up a seemingly insurmountable lead. The defeat, shocking and demoralizing in its suddenness, had a profound effect on players, coaches, and spectators that did not disappear for a long time...

Author: By Michael S. Lottman, | Title: Anatomy of a Defeat | 10/17/1959 | See Source »

...shallow, dissolute Italian youths who are transformed into passionate tragic characters in a play they are acting out on a hot summer afternoon. The dialogue, though rough in many places is done with some skill and the illusion of the character transformation is reasonably effective. The vast, pseudo-profound generalizations in the tragedy sequence are not always successful, and a number of Revere's phrases (the title, for instance) though pleasant sounding, and even suggestive, have no actual maening. Even with these limitations, however, A Wind of Light is a creditable piece, and should be interesting to see performed...

Author: By Peter E. Quint, | Title: Identity | 10/15/1959 | See Source »

...President Eisenhower, his personal leadership lifted to new highs of confidence by his triumph in Western Europe, was ready in the White House for whatever Khrushchev might bring. "The choice before world leaders is momentous," he said in a 15-minute TV talk to the nation. "It is my profound hope that some real progress will be forthcoming, even though no one would be so bold as to predict such an outcome. In this connection I know that neither America nor her allies will mistake good manners and candor for weakness; no principle or fundamental interest will be placed upon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: The Visiting Chairman | 9/21/1959 | See Source »

...Incarnation, still feel that "Christ should be regarded...as a very great prophet or teacher." "Whether or not he lived, many of his teachings are well worthwhile," an agnostic notes marginally. "The highest ideal of man," another adds; and a former Conservative Jew sees him as a "beautiful and profound symbol...

Author: By Friedrich Nietzsche, | Title: The Religion of Unbelief: Ethics Without God | 9/21/1959 | See Source »

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