Word: proved
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...found to strengthen the social and learning environment and thus secure more firmly the gains made in minority affairs. Toward this end, I shall invite a group of students and faculty to join me next year to review race relations at Harvard and to make recommendations that may prove helpful...
...reading tributes like the one that appeared on the editorial page of the Times of London: "At a time when [West European leaders] face democracy's sternest test since the war, the inspiration of Mr. Carter's confidence, energy and fresh mind is sorely needed. [He could prove to be] a worthy successor to Roosevelt, Truman and [George] Marshall." Of course anyone embodying the power of the U.S. is going to be treated with respect abroad. But Carter, deploying the same combination of disarming charm and unexpected intelligence that he used so skillfully to propel himself into...
...include the Godfather epics in that statement. Joan Baez' rendition of "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" usually elicits a few catcalls from the rowdies who always show up for a showing of Woodstock, but the film hasn't another rough spot in it. And the concluding ten minutes prove byond any remaining shadow of a doubt that Hendrix does indeed live...
...Psychology, last week called Jaynes "an important early figure in psychobiology" who has "never seen the need for a Ph.D. but who made it on his own regardless of the appropriate academic credentials." Kihlstrom added that "most in the field respect Jaynes, but much in the book will prove initially hard to swallow...
Jaynes realizes that some of his theories may prove "hard to swallow." He also fears that some people will associate the book with imaginative commercial ventures like Erichvon Daniken's Chariots of the Gods rather than seeing it as a serious scholarly work. To prevent such offhand dismissal of his theory, Jaynes asked his publisher for complete control over the book's format. He chose the type style, designed the cover, and insisted on the rather ponderous title and thorough footnoting. He says the book's present appearance clearly shows he is "not trying to sell books but to contribute...