Word: tenuously
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...struck the area. They might raise the question of the brutal treatment and forcible indoctrination of British prisoners taken in Korea. But perhaps their most interesting quest would be to seek out their own opposite numbers in China-the leaders of the "democratic parties," which are still allowed a tenuous existence owing to their propaganda value-and, without asking such foolish questions as how these parties viewed their chances of coming to power during this year's "elections," to inquire precisely how their party platforms differ from that of their Communist rulers. This should be an instructive glimpse...
...exchange for sovereignty, Indonesian leaders agreed to place their country in a Netherlands-Indonesian Union, an arrangement which had the appearance of a common bond but was not one in fact. Last week even this tenuous tie was broken. In The Hague, Dutch and Indonesian delegates signed a protocol to end the political union. The Dutch took satisfaction in the fact that the economic links were left intact: they still have a billion-dollar investment in Indonesia...
...somber stillness dropped over the paddies of Tonkin, and an anxious peace settled over the world. For the first time in almost a quarter of a century,*there was no large-scale war on the planet. But it was a tenuous peace, bought at a dreadful price...
...connection between these incidents and the renowned teacher and scholar who is retiring this month may be a tenuous one, but it provides a sharp insight into the personality of the man who has placed the study of "Americana" in its proper historical perspective. For Arthur Schlesinger, more than any other man, is responsible for the humanization of American history. Through his writing, editing, and teaching he has led the movement away from the study of history as a series of political and economic events toward a comprehensive picture of American life. His writings run the gamut from a study...
After Mrs. Glover-Holyoke and Stephen Day died, there is a long lapse in the history of Harvard printing. Then, in 1803, a man named Hilliard began a printing shop in Cambridge called the University Press. Actually, his shop was not connected with the University by even the tenuous bonds of marriage, but he did do most job printing for Harvard...