Word: spirited
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Nonetheless, the towns along the canal have already undergone a notable change, in both facilities and spirit...
...never does silly things? After its first 100 days in power, the junta that took over Greece in a lightning coup has restored order to a country that was torn by political strife. It has done so at the expense of much of Greece's exuberant, explosive spirit. The image of a surtaki-dancing, owzo-glass-smashing people is being replaced by that of a docile folk whose chief concern seems to be getting to church on time and keeping the young girls out of miniskirts. Not since Calvin put the fear of God into Geneva has any regime...
...hustle, they're in trouble." Williams fined Slugger Conigliaro $1,000 for missing a bed check. He benched Third Baseman Joe Foy for being overweight, First Baseman Scott for striking out too often. By last week he seemed satisfied that his Sox had caught the proper spirit. "This," he said, "is as loosey-goosey as any team I've ever seen." Relief Pitcher Dan Osinski supplied the translation: "When we come into a game now, we know we're going to win. The only question is by how much...
Hardly contributing to the spirit of sanctity is the constant churchly bickering over many of the shrines. Six denominations-Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Armenian, Syrian, Coptic and Abyssinian-have rights to the Holy Sepulcher; for years the basilica has been near collapse because the churches cannot agree on how to make the necessary repairs. The interior of Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity, co-owned by Orthodox, Catholics and Armenians, is a tasteless clutter of rival altars, lamps, candelabra, icons and statues. In addition, many of the shrines are ringed by bazaars and barkers, hawking everything from plastic crosses...
...more than 900 years primarily by the question of papal sovereignty-might soon be one. He also made clear that in any reunion, the Eastern church would maintain its own traditions, liturgies and theology. "The discovery that in diversity and fidelity we are one can only come from the spirit of love," he said. Answered Athenagoras, in Greek: "Let us build the body of Christ by reuniting that which is divided and reassembling again what is dispersed...