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...cannot select those areas of the globe in which our policies or wishes may differ from our allies . . . and then say to our allies: 'We shall do what we want here -and where you do what we want, there and only there shall we favor unity.' That is not unity. It is an attempt at dictation. And it is not the way free men associate...
...number of right answers as your score on the answer sheet. This test has 103 questions, but a perfect score would add up to 105 because there is one question (No. 64) which counts 3 points. For most of the questions, several possible answers are given. You are to select the correct answer and put its number on the answer sheet next to the number of that question. Example...
Electronics offers a bewilderingly rich array of gadgets to guide aircraft. Some have serious faults; some are underdeveloped, too expensive or too heavy; some do not suit all types of aircraft or all types of pilots. The problem for Government committees, cooperating with civil and military airmen, is to select from this plethora a common system that will enable instrument-flying pilots to find any airport, avoid all obstacles and land safely on an invisible runway...
...accompanying statement of the committee said Columbia sought to protect the freedom of the student "to select friends and associates according to personal interests and tastes "against" interference by persons or groups outside the university...
...meeting provides a perfect opportunity for the Corporation to get the job finished. According to formal procedure, the Corporation must first ask permission to select a new president; then, at the next meeting, the Overseers either reject or ratify...