Word: strikingly
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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During the first part of her visit to Hanoi this feeling of impotence is compounded by her inability to relate to the North Vietnamese who strike her as opaque and child-like in their great generosity and formality. This admission reflects two of her best traits: her refusal to examine any phenomenon with less than all of her formidable critical powers and her honesty. She relies totally on what she sees and feels and will not lapse into cliches. This is quite a feat when you are writing about a nation which your government is trying to exterminate...
There have been no slowdowns since summer, when a construction workers' strike held up the building of Mather for five weeks. Von Stade had predicted last spring that students would be able to move into Mather in November...
Before I left (with gift packages of Bidette towelettes and deodorant mist) Mr. Clark and I talked briefly about the Harvard strike and he assured me that at least some of the establishment has a conscience, but that we were alienating people like him by taking over campus buildings...
...Kippur," he said. If the conscience of people in the community moves them not to take part in the University on a particular day, the Faculty ought to respect their conscientious beliefs." But May will not guarantee deference when the University itself is under protest. "The analogy with the strike last spring is harder. The strike didn't have an external character to it. It was directed against the University. I would take a different stance on October 15 if it was directed against the University...
...will probably hold a general meeting within the next week to discuss interim action. They have already planned to canvass, and to hold a high school, college student strike on November 14 in support of the march...