Word: strengthen
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...little too much, especially with two reprises in the second act. And Good Old Days," a gruesome duet between the witch and the warlock, is lost in the welter of first act brilliance. Expanding the number and moving it to early after intermission--before Lola begins to soften--would strengthen the whole last half of the show...
...Antoine Pinay. who had abstained in the Assembly, set the theme of realism. The choice, he said, was not between an armed and an unarmed Germany; it was between a free France and a France dominated by the Soviet Union. Said he: "We must reinforce the West. We must strengthen its cohesion. Before coexisting, we must first exist . . If this rearmament is not done with us, it will be done without-or perhaps against us." If France insisted on standing alone, "one day, fate will make a choice for us-between slavery without hope or liberation from our ruins...
...approved the Paris accords. We have laid the foundation for closer collaboration with Yugoslavia and have ended the sad chapter of struggle with Great Britain. With the U.S. we have established relations inspired by greater confidence and promising more intimate collaborations. The positive results justify our determination to strengthen a coalition which at present is irreplaceable." Quietly he added: "It must be realized that the present political situation does not offer any alternative...
...sensible to someone who looked only at a map, but it took no account of the all-important morale of the non-Communist millions in the Far East. His recent trip to Asia, Dulles told the Canadians, had convinced him that the only way to stop further aggression, and strengthen the will of Asians to resist Communism, is the positive U.S. policy to draw a line and warn the Reds that any advance in force beyond it could mean...
...theatre may be still some years away, but the revival of Drama at the University has already started. Immediate measures like courses in playwrighting and designing will help to strengthen the enthusiasm and will provide for current students the creative outlets they would otherwise miss...