Word: seek
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Thus Washington is caught in a dilemma. Should the U.S. begin to level off in the hope that diplomacy, which so far has been totally ineffectual, can end the war? Or should it risk another round of escalation, increasing the pressure just enough to force Hanoi to seek peace...
...Harvard and at universities all over the country has been to de-emphasize grades, the effect of considering them in determining deferments has been to increase their importance. Thus, it is argued, class ranks must not be sent to the draft board, even if indirectly, or students will naturally seek out easier, more familiar, and less challenging courses...
...result has been that the burden of desegregation in the South rests with Negro parents, who must seek to have their children transferred, and with the children themselves, who must every day face the harassment of white classmates...
...reversed himself, and his 14-man constitutional convention sat down again with orders to scuttle regional autonomy and seek a stronger central system...
...combination being held responsible for making our streets, parks and homes less safe. It is, of course, important to try to understand these relationships, although it is very difficult to show that increases in crime are or are not "caused" by such factors. But as a starter, those who seek to establish such a relationship should be sure the trend itself has been properly identified and interpreted...