Word: somewhat
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...most of these factors have changed. Western Europe is more restive, more independent-although the fear of Russia, which had markedly declined in recent years, was somewhat revived by Russia's invasion of Czechoslovakia. Last week the East Germans, backed by the Soviets, once more began harassing West Berlin. The provocation, they said, was Bonn's decision to have a new West German President selected in West Berlin on March 5 (see THE WORLD). By coincidence, Nixon's visit comes only a week before, though it was announced well after Berlin had begun to heat...
...with Chancellor Kurt Kiesinger, British Prime Minister Harold Wilson jetted to West Berlin for a seven-hour visit. "We shall continue -you can count on this-to do all that is in our power to ensure that your freedom is preserved," he said on television. Berliners were pleased and somewhat reassured. But they were even more pleased by the prospect of next week's visit by President Nixon. As the Berliners see it, Nixon's determination to press on with his visit, despite the present tension, serves notice on the Communists that the new American President will back...
Most Indian political experts believe that the United Front will behave somewhat better this time in order to keep the Prime Minister from reimposing President's Rule on West Bengal. That may be overly optimistic. In all likelihood, the Communist victory there and the process of political fragmentation elsewhere in India forebode a period of increasing instability and chaos...
...freshman meet, if somewhat less important, was definitely more exciting, as the Yardlings edged Andover Academy, 48-47. Dan Kobick's victory in the backstroke was the highlight for Harvard, enabling the Crimson to tie and subsequently go ahead. Kobick's time to 55.2 set a new Harvard freshman record, breaking by 0.7 seconds the standard he set earlier this season...
...THIS COUNTRY is falling apart, no one feels more guilty about it then the liberal journalist. He feels guilty for the entire year 1968--the assassinations, the riots, the rise of Wallace, the blood in Chicago. Saying that liberals feel guilty about things is somewhat a cliché (that is, after all, how we normally discount what they say). But look at what it means to feel guilty...