Word: profounder
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...effective final examination must lead to answers which weld the student's intellectual ability to the course material. Courses in the social sciences and humanities are especially geared to this kind of exam. Although the intermediate language courses are less profound than their course catalog cousins, they, too, are susceptible to the thought-fact type examination in which the emphasis is on material gleaned from the course...
...condemn Russian Communism as we condemn every form of totalitarianism. We share the profound concern of the American people at the existence of an international conspiracy whose goal is the destruction of our cherished institutions . . . Three of its principles in particular are abhorrent to us: the fomenting of worldwide revolution as a step to seizing power; the use of falsehood and deceit as normal means of persuasion; thought control-the dictation of doctrines which must be accepted and taught by all party members. Under these principles, no scholar could adequately disseminate knowledge or pursue investigations in the effort to make...
...Hole in the Boat. Cocking an older eye at the frail Laski's furious round of reading, writing, lecturing, politicking and literary partygoing. Holmes continually warned his half-century junior against "working your machine too hard." Pithier than Laski and more profound, he matched him dictum for dictum, except that the Holmes dicta more often suggested the open mind than the clenched fist. Some of Holmes's views...
During the past 24 hours, Stalin's condition has remained grave. The cerebral hemorrhage . . . has also impaired the stem section of the brain, respiration and blood circulation . . . The patient is in a state of sopor-profound unconsciousness...
...unofficially described as "one of the greatest persecutors of the Catholic Church and of religion in general since the birth of Christ. [He] has arrived at the end of his arid life and must account to the Almighty for his actions. One cannot feel anything but profound commiseration...