Word: quell
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Black Students Union and the Third World Liberation Front, an organization representing campus minority groups other than Negroes. Some of the demands have been met, but the militants insist that all must be satisfied without negotiations or compromise. Governor Ronald Reagan, who is backing Hayakawa in his efforts to quell the disturbances, called for legislation that would curb "these criminal anarchists and latter-day fascists." Said Reagan: "Those who want to get an education, those who want to teach, should be protected at the point of bayonets if necessary...
...hapless chorus. This clangorous work, sounding like Hollywood with the rough edges knocked of, brilliantly captured a certain Pliestoceme ambience which would have been beyond the grasp of a lesser composer. The character of the performance was captured in the Dryden line "What passion cannot Music raise of quell," the answer to which was of course "None...
...rankest sort. A "progressive" opponent of Mrs. Hicks when liberalism was popular, Eisenstadt now comes down hard for law and order, opposes community participation within Boston's Model City area, opposes the volunteer deputy program, and upbraids Mayor White for not calling in the National Guard to quell the disturbances at Boston English School last month...
...powerful Partido Revolucionaro Institutional suffers from the arteriosclerosis of absolute power held too long. While proclaiming the high ideals of revolution embodied in the constitution of 1917, it has turned increasingly to the power of the army to put down revolts in the impoverished countryside and to quell demonstrations of dissent. As one student leader puts it: "The constitution has been violated more times than a Parisian streetwalker...
...market's N.Y.S.E.'s performance reflected another lively argument-the one among securities analysts about the market's actual strength. Those of bearish mind argue that higher income taxes will shortly begin to quell the consumer buying spree that has kept the U.S. economy humming. As evidence that there is little real steam behind the market surge, they cite the fact that trading volume on the Big Board has slipped below its spring torrent. The bulls point to such rosy predictions as last week's forecast by the National Association of Business Economists that the economy...