Word: strived
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...regular cinematic fare, he adds quickly, will not be substantially different from the old UT Hollywood-spiced-by-Bergman entree. "This," says Kramer, "is a suburban house." And that, for Kramer, means virtually the same old diet--with the exception that the HST will strive to "pass up the lesser quality Hollywood films." On tap is La Dolce Vita and possibly Sink the Bismarck. Promises Kramer: "It won't be an art house; it will be your Hollywood films with some good foreign films spotted...
...REPORT ON SERVICE displayed the churches' keen awareness of social change and its effect on Christian life. It called on the church to "strive actively for racial justice" and urged Christians from rich nations to help poorer lands. It urged Christians "to work for political institutions which encourage participation of all citizens, and which protect both the person's freedom of conscience and his freedom to express his convictions . . . The state is not the Lord of the conscience." As might be expected of a message from Christians, the report was strong in defense of human and political rights...
...REPORT ON UNITY, in its tortured study of intercommunion, most acutely reflected the wide diversity of belief within the Council. The report urged member churches to strive for a "mutual recognition of ministries" as a first step toward recognition of members, suggested that local churches-even while prohibited from sharing the Lord's Supper-could grow together through "common worship, Bible study groups, prayer cells, joint visitation, common witness in our communities." At major interfaith meetings, intercommunion could be allowed even when union was not in sight. Perhaps, the report went on, the matter might better be resolved...
...rather than as a political unit, in recognition of Marx's emphasis on economics. In opposition to the Russian version of economic development, Yugoslavia "recognizes the basic laws of supply and demand," and feels that a "free economy with competitive units" will lead to progress. The "new order" will strive "to check necessary administrative interference...
...major hobble on art in jewelry: it dictated a rule that great stones should be placed in self-effacing settings. And because jewelry complements fashion, it is a fickle medium; when designs become outmoded, they are melted down and the stones reset. The result is that jewelry settings strive mainly to secure a gem to a finger, a wrist, a neck or an ear-no great challenge for the creative artist. Says Graham Hughes, art director and organizing secretary of the goldsmiths' show: "Wars, taxes, burglars and fashion have all conspired against the serious jeweler...