Word: reasserted
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Temples on Human Scale. The new churches first of all bear witness that congregations today are determined to reassert their place in a highly secular century. "This is not a great cathedral-building age, like the Middle Ages." Chicago's German-born Ludwig Mies van der Rohe says, "Today, if you tried to build a cathedral, you would succeed only in building a big church. Not religion but technology is the controlling spirit...
...reverse the convictions. Much as society may want to put known criminals behind bars, the evidence in the Apalachin case plainly did not warrant conviction on the admittedly trumped-up count of conspiracy. The Appeals Court decision is a welcome indication that the judiciary is still ready to reassert the rule of law over the public's desire to "get" a group of people it regards as undesirable...
...good, well-matched ground attacks, and the outcome may depend on the work of the Harvard forward wall. If the Crimson line repeats its UMass flasco, the varsity doesn't have a chance. If, however, the line comes close to its Holy Cross form, the Crimson should win and reassert its claim to attention in the confused Ivy League picture...
...reorganizing the army (and negotiating with Moscow for arms), a second restudying Iraq's foreign policy, another drafting a new constitution, a fourth drawing up an electoral law to regulate the long-promised return of "normal" political activity on Jan. 6. By that date Kassem himself hopes to reassert his position as "sole leader" dominating the political parties...
This was the low point of the season; after it passed, the talents uncovered on the Southern trip began to reassert themselves. And in the beginning of May the Crimson produced some very fine games (most notably, the decisive victories over Boston College, Princeton, and Holy Cross...