Word: strengthened
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes.-Isaiah...
Somehow, knowing that the ancient feud has been renewed with all its tradition-hoaried trappings furnishes a sense of continuity with the world that went before which is strangely comforting. But a sense of the past can only reassure and strengthen when it is reinforced by a faith in the present. If the Harvard-Yale game means we have merely "returned to normalcy", then it has ceased to have any real meaning. Fortunately, for both schools, their return to normalcy has not meant a reversion to the collegiate days of F. Scott Fitzgerald or even of the thirties...
...peace in terms just opposite from the way most non-Russians thought of it. He said that Russia would not be intimidated by exponents of aggressive expansionism who were undermining international collaboration, but would continue to fight for security and the prevention of further aggression. Russia wished "to strengthen U.N.," which other nations were trying "to shatter." Russian blood, he added, "was not shed for atom blackmailers...
...team goes out for the ninth win of the season against the brown 50's today at 2 o'clock on the Business School Field. The Brown Freshmen have not had an impressive record this season, but tomorrow they may rely on Freshman veterans on the Varsity squad to strengthen their starting team...
...professor of Government, said, "It makes a good deal of sense. We cannot afford a government that is deadlocked in this crucial time of world history. If the President chooses a moderate Republican, there will be a real chance to work along the main lines of domestic policy and strengthen foreign policy. The nation is obviously calling for a change in labor policy...