Word: reassertions
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...unless it is plugged into the wall to receive the impulse of some source of unseen power. The spectacle is exciting, but it is unrewarding and frustrating . . . The answer lies in our hearts rather than our intellects. The artist. . . if he chooses to retain his stature as prophet, must reassert his belief...
...history to a strength of two fully operative combat groups by 1946; the persistent misreading of Russian capabilities and intentions; the failure to understand the implications of the revolutionary combination of jet air power, atomic weapons and electronic controls. The fact that there is now a plan calculated to reassert U.S. power is primarily a result of the Air Force's fierce campaign for recognition of its new, predominant position in the U.S. arsenal...
There is not much time to enjoy this shift in emphasis. Before long, the term will end on the discordant note of exams, and soon after, all the things which have been forgotten will reassert themselves. But while it lasts, Springs is the time to enjoy yourself; it should be played to the hilt...
Mother of Decorum. On Good Friday, as if to reassert Christendom's spiritual claims to the city, a small procession of Christian pilgrims struggled through hail and harsh winds along the Via Dolorosa toward Calvary. In Rome, meanwhile, Pope Pius issued an encyclical appealing for Jerusalem's internationalization and demanding a guarantee of free access for Catholics to Jerusalem's holy places...
...initiation of one Negro and the willingness of one chapter to throw away its national affiliation means little in itself. But if students are willing to go along with such recommendations as those laid down by the Amherst authorities, and to reassert them in the face of disapproval by the professional brothers who hold the purse-strings, the fraternity system may lose a good deal of the stench which has traditionally pervaded its operation...