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...Western alliance had been softened by destalinization, shaken by the British-Greek dispute over Cyprus, severely strained by headlong Anglo-French action in the Middle East. But John Foster Dulles was nonetheless confident that the damage could be repaired and that this week's NATO sessions would "strengthen the bonds that unite the treaty members to safeguard the freedom, common heritage and civilization of their peoples...
Political right-wingers usually look with great suspicion on the Scholarships, which are awarded throughout the British Commonwealth as well. They feel Rhodes established them simply to strengthen British imperialism in the world by providing training opportunities for future political leaders. The Chicago Tribune considered this point so important a few years ago that it devoted a whole series of editorials to a detailed attack of the Scholarships...
...grant to the University from the National Science Foundation will allow 45 high school teachers to study here next year in an effort to strengthen the teaching of science in the secondary schools...
...Gained immense prestige in Asia, Africa and Latin America by its readiness to condemn aggression by a friend as well as by an enemy; gained gratitude by its decision to strengthen the U.N.. and gained trust by separating itself from the colonial powers. Suffered, along with other Western countries, for its inability to help Hungary (even though the reason might be understood). Criticized in Britain and France for inaction in the Middle East. In Britain. anti-Americanism is now the private, and can soon be expected to become the public, scapegoat of the Tories...
...trouble is that most women have no idea that they possess a muscle called pubococcygeus, let alone know how to strengthen it. At his Perineometer Clinic at Los Angeles County General Hospital, Dr. Kegel has developed an answer to that problem: a device (approved by the A.M.A.) called the Perineometer. Essentially a pressure-registering gauge, it consists of a compressible part inserted in the vagina, and a dial. Dr. Kegel tells the patient being tested to tighten her muscles. If the needle registers above 20 or 25 (the millimeters of mercury that the exerted pressure would support), the pubococcygeus...