Word: reaffirm
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Such meetings not only reaffirm the purpose of the Nat Scis: "to provide science courses at the introductory level which have general rather than specialists education as their primary aim . . ." but also provide cross-pollination of ideas to mutual benefit...
...parliamentary delegation from France, Khrushchev disclosed that the Soviet Union was freeing 23 French prisoners and added genially: "Some way must be found to reaffirm French-Russian friendship." Next day, Chief Economic Planner Maxim Saburov crooned: "Why does France sacrifice her own interests for those of her partners? Our orders for ships, machine tools and other goods would provide good earnings for French businessmen and workers." ¶ Having won its earnestly desired diplomatic relations with West Germany by agreeing to release prisoners who should have gone home years before, Khrushchev tried the same tactics on the Japanese...
...expression does not endanger the common good, then we must also conclude to men's moral obligation toward political society. Each generation has its own contribution to make to improve human living. Our generation is being asked to discover an equitable solution for subversive political activity and to reaffirm the basic tenets of democratic society...
...fact getting increasingly concerned over Diem's capacity to survive, but it still regarded him as the only visible Vietnamese who was incorruptible and nationalist enough to challenge the Communist Ho Chi Minh. At week's end the State Department thought it necessary to reaffirm its support of him. The trouble was, however, that such tokens were not in themselves decisive. "My true American friends want to help." confided Ngo Dinh Diem to an adviser. "But they do it wrongly. In any case, they do not want to get involved themselves. What are they expecting? A miracle...
...Economic Cooperation Administration. After a temporary shift was made to the Mutual Security Agency, the FOA evolved as the major agency for distributing American money. Further consolidation is unnecessary at present, since the administration of all foreign aid programs is now centered in the FOA. Congress should hasten to reaffirm it faith in this agency, on the basis of a successful record and the FOA's need for definite support in the preparation of future assistance...