Word: proved
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...real friend, and he is also a real friend of the Israelis. I asked, is Begin genuine in his will for peace? He said yes, and he gave me a summary of his talks with Begin-shortly before my visit-to prove that the man is for peace. The second question that I wanted to know was this: Is Begin strong enough or not, because I can't deal with a weak government or a weak leader, like Rabin? We had a talk before that, Ceauşescu and I, about Rabin, and both of us reached the consensus...
...science had pretty well told us that it was impossible to believe in God and the Bible." An increasing number of scientists would now appear to agree with the almost Pascalian argument of Astronomer Robert Jastrow, founder and director of NASA'S Goddard Institute. Since it is impossible to prove whether life on earth was created by the will of some supreme £ creative being, or evolved spontaneously, says Jastrow, the choice either way is "an act of faith." Even among highly secular folk there is a general disposition to assume, as never before, that if God does not exist...
...which educators generally agree is that IQ tests do seem to be fairly reliable forecasters of future academic success. As for Reggie Jackson and other proud bearers of high IQs, they can still seek gratification in several exclusive societies. The international Mensa society accepts only applicants who can prove they scored in the top 2% on any standard IQ test (among its 32,000 fellows: Isaac Asimov and F. Lee Bailey). The International Society for Philosophical Enquiry is even more select: its members, who now number more than 100, must rank in the 99.9 percentile...
...reading of the first issue of Rolling Stone as it enters its second decade will lay to rest many of the doubts aroused by the anniversary issue. Greil Marcus's sensitive feature on Graham Parker and Dave Marsh's cutting review of a recent Rod Stewart concert prove that Rolling Stone remains an important publication that should be taken seriously, Jann Wenner's megalomania notwithstanding. But judging from the double-barrelled fiasco marking the tenth birthday of his magazine, Wenner would be well-advised to make the next celebration of a Rolling Stone landmark a more private affair...
...rock concert, as in masses, you have to be there to really get anything out of it. Countless concert albums and movies prove that there is no substitute-even in sound or sight-for witnessing the real thing. In any adulterated form, the content usually evaporates, and that is the major problem with The Grateful Dead Movie, which features about two hours of Dead concert footage...