Word: prospect
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Soviet proposal was a spectacular playon the eve of Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden's trip to Washington-for a deal between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R., a nightmare prospect for the U.S.'s allies in both Europe and Asia. (In 1954 Russia proposed an all-European accord that would have excluded the U.S. from Eu rope.) Bulganin doubtless hoped it would reinstate him in his favorite propaganda role of peacemaker. Eisenhower's skillful, moderate reply not only exposed the hollowness of the Russian plea but clearly implied that the real hope of settling the cold...
...defend states' rights. "Without these essential provisions," said Griffin, "there is no interposition." But Griffin's reckless bluster was not yet the tone of the South's leaders. The other three governors reflected the painful tension that racks serious Southerners who are unable to face the prospect of desegregation and who are reluctant to defy the authority of the U.S. The case of South Carolina's Timmerman is in point. His father, George Bell Timmerman Sr., was one of the three federal judges who decided last July that Clarendon County's public schools should...
Last week another member of the Segni Cabinet. Finance Minister Giulio Andreotti, assured the voters that there would be no new taxes. Faced with the impossible prospect of paying for something with nothing. Treasurer Gava went to Premier Segni again. He was quitting, and this time he really meant...
Alec Guinness knows his part as well as Glenville. He exudes the peace of soul and mind, the penetrating wit, adaptability and humility which his role demands. Scarcely ever before has death seemed so glad a prospect as when Guinness faces his God. The performance is the triumph of his career...
...Communist countries, "I urge you not to let the prospect of monetary profits blur your vision. Know your enemy. Don't help him. Do more than that. Help the cause of free enterprise by supporting sound economic policies and good labor-management relations at home, and democratic foreign policies overseas...