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Word: thought (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...presidents--he complains about the constraints on them more than their abuse of power. In May 1963, Strout writes, "Somehow we thought Mr. Kennedy would do more....Political leaders, we believe, must create a certain commotion and tension; they must show passion...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, | Title: Eight White Houses | 11/30/1979 | See Source »

...With the appointment of (Gerrald M.) McCue as the new dean, we thought there might be substantial changes in City and Regional Planning but we never thought it would have come to this," Harry Lirtzman, a first-year student at the GSD, said Tuesday...

Author: By Susan K. Brown and Richard F. Strasser, S | Title: K-School, GSD Faculty Debate Merger | 11/29/1979 | See Source »

...undermined by our recent military experiences, and we don't know how to deal with the discrepancy. But deal with it we must, for a problem that is not confronted openly and candidly will slowly eat away at our country's moral fiber and national spirit. After you've thought about our earlier wars, in which we performed so well, think about Vietnam and the people who fought and suffered and died while the American public strained to find a moral instification for our involvement. Think about the shattered lives and senseless horror and hopeless agony that goes...

Author: By Michael Korn, | Title: Vietnam on my Mind | 11/29/1979 | See Source »

...from his position as dean of the University of Texas for running afoul of the conservative chairman of the Board of Regents. A vigorous supporter of civil rights and an ardent opponent of capital punishment, he was widely perceived as a liberal martyr and the B.U. presidential search committee thought he might be just the one to give B.U. a needed charge...

Author: By Nicholas D. Kristof, | Title: John R. Silber: War and Peace at Boston University | 11/28/1979 | See Source »

...didn't get as many complaints as I thought we might, but it's been very frustrating. We even had to cut out the Golden Anniversaries once," a bridal page employee at the Globe said yesterday...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Paper Drought Plagues Boston Papers; No Space for Golden Anniversaries | 11/27/1979 | See Source »

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