Word: synthesise
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Thompson expressed vehement disapproval of the imitation of contemporary masters. "Nothing strikes me as more futile than to become a little Stravinsky or a little Bartok. I have tried, just as Stravinsky and Bartok have done, to make a purely personal synthesis of the musical teachings of the past." Thompson...
The present heir fairly apparent is a great advocate of free enterprise within certain limits set by the state, such as anti-cartel policy. He popularized his Social-Market Economy, a synthesis of welfare coverage and a high degree of freedom for German businesses. Erhard's stocky form and cigar...
The present synthesis of eating and acting which prevails in many houses means that the student is forced to eat his meals in specially crowded conditions surrounded by unpainted stages and ugly sets. The situation in Lowell House is, I believe, typical. Normally the House dining room can seat 235...
The inter-departmental committee itself could provide a basis for further desirable synthesis of fields; under its aegis interested honors students might work out cross-departmental programs of concentration.
What might be in order is a House which asserts Harvard's debt to the great traditions of European building--architectural styles which must always be viewed in context of a general Zeitgeistlicheweltanschauung. One thinks immediately of the ultimate synthesis, a Greek temple with flying buttress. Such a structure would...