Word: see-saw
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With the kind of point surge that has become their trademark the Celtics grabbed an 11 point lead in the third period after a see-saw first half. For the rest of the game Boston players took turns dashing Laker hopes of a comeback...
Paul Schnits won a 4-0 decision at 177 and John Valentine worked a 3-3 draw with Charies Coe to assure the Crimson of at least a tie. In a see-saw battle, Gill Wood decisioned Bob Fastov in the heavyweight match...
...application of the see-saw model to the Cold War assumes that if one side initiates a conciliatory act the other will somehow be compelled to reciprocate. But what does the compelling? Mr. Hobson has two answers: world public opinion and "pacific" factions within each government. At best these answers are only probable; and they are dead wrong if both East and West have an interest in prolonging conflict...
...unilateral initiative is impossible, world opinion impotent, and "pacific" factions subversive. Mr. Hobson blithely assumes that both assertions are false and that East and West have something to gain from reduction of tension; he might have given some proof. Some situations in international relations may fit Osgood's idyllic see-saw model, but most seem more like a tug-of-war, in which any slack released by one side is immediately snatched up by the other...
Since only two men can ride a see-saw, the mere mention of "N" possibilities for initiative can only be embarrassing to Mr. Hobson when N is greater than 2. As for the harsh words about ignoring the effects of irrationality, miscalculation, hysteria and the like, examine the following (straight faced) quotation and decide to whom they best apply...