Word: respectibility
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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When it was established in 1947, the National Security Council was assigned the task of advising "the President with respect to the integration of domestic, foreign, and military policies . . . with respect to national security." In the ensuing years the term national security has come to be seen as a question of military preparedness and related foreign policy planning. General Maxwell Taylor, retired Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, thinks it is now time that the definition and the NSC were broadened...
...Italy, independent of both superpowers and hostile to neither. He also said that the party would not insist upon Italy leaving NATO. In deference to the church, which strongly opposes the historic compromise. Berlinguer promised that the Communists would pay "rigorous fidelity to the concept of tolerance and respect for every conviction and faith...
Shaky Totem. What is best in this movie version is Ken Russell's attempt to comment upon and satirize a culture where a shaky totem like Tommy could attract such worshipful respect. Tommy shares with traditional operas a foolish libretto, this one having to do with a deaf, dumb and blind boy who becomes a pinball champion, a culture hero and a new messiah. Townshend wavered crazily between satire, science fiction and sanctimony; Russell mocks the very seriousness of the piece itself by focusing on, then extending it. The movie is entirely sung; there is no dialogue. But there...
James M. Jones, assistant professor of Psychology and Social Relations and teacher of Psych and Soc Rel 1860, "Sport, Play and Society": "I see Kentucky and UCLA in the finals, and I have a feeling that Kentucky will go all the way, though I prefer UCLA. Mainly because my respect for Wooden. But I'm very, very impressed with the enthusiasm and court pressure Kentucky combines. Do I wish we had big-time college basketball around here? Sure, it's unfortunate that we don't. It's healthy to get excited about the performance, the skill involved, the competition...
...majority of her friends are men. The male athletes that she knows in Kirkland House, where she lives, respect the effort that women athletes put into sports. "Sure, sometimes we come into the dining hall in our warm-ups, and I guess we don't look too pretty," she laughs. "But the guys recognize our dedication and respect...