Word: realign
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There is little fatalism here, and no implication that people can never realign themselves. What Miss Hellman seems to say, however, is that there comes a point after which you can't blame circumstances...
Kanza maintained that the "last chance" of the U.S. in the Congo was to realign its policies along anti-colonialist "wave-lengths." He was cautious about evaluating the success of the U.N. in the Congo, saying only that Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold ought to ask himself, "Yes or No--did he follow the instructions of the Security Council...
...years, and U.S. visitors could spend their money without discount at department stores from Montreal to Vancouver. The currency decline may touch Canadian national pride, but it is just what the financial doctor ordered. In his interim budget, Finance Minister Donald Fleming announced his intention to realign the nation's lopsided balance of payments with the U.S. by imposing heavy taxes on U.S. investors. As to the effect on the dollar, Fleming reasoned that more taxes will dampen U.S. enthusiasm for Canadian stocks and bonds, thus make Canadian money more plentiful, and hence cheaper, on the New York money...
What you have to do is learn definitions. You have to realign your whole frame of football reference. The shock of this readjustment has been too much for some; University psychiatrists still talk about Edgar O. Raver '62, who came to the Health Service one Monday morning last fall in an absolute frenzy, screaming, "First and goal on the one and they didn't make it! THEY DIDN'T MAKE IT! How can they not make it? I can't believe it. I CAN'T BELIEVE...
...shift of U.S. car buyers to compacts-which last week accounted for 27.9% of auto sales-has forced Detroit to completely realign its 1961 new-model plans. The result will be a major series of body-styling and engine changes to meet the public's demand for economy in size and performance. Not only will there be more-and bigger-compacts, but standard-size cars will come smaller...