Word: understands
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...many ironies that Kissinger today is in deep doubt about the treaty he helped launch, and has become a rallying point for what is potentially the most serious defection from treaty support-a range of moderate political leaders and their bright young aides who understand the complexities of the weaponry...
...Justices heeded Lando's argument that allowing questions about a reporter's thoughts would have a "chilling effect" on editorial decision making: White contended that only lies would be "chilled." Though they dissented, both Justice William Brennan and Justice Thurgood Marshall said they did not understand how a journalist could be prevented from thinking. Their concern was that journalists would be reluctant to discuss stories openly and frankly among themselves in the newsroom. Brennan would allow questions about these conversations only if the plaintiff could first show that he had been harmed by a false story; Marshall would...
...likes the plain cheese pie, which seems to be unimaginative but he would claim is classic. I think now he's tending toward the plain cheese type of writing." Brickman pauses. "The other possibility is that he just likes the taste of plain pie, which I will never understand...
There is a certain irony in the University's avid solicitation of funds from students whom it has patronized and ignored in the past. But seniors should not underestimate the seriousness of the appeal or the opportunity for an effective statement that it provides. The Corporation understands the language of money very well, much better than it seems to understand the language of "reasoned debate...
...convey both this integrity and the salty humor of the old mariner through his slow, shuffling gait and simultaneously gruff and affectionate delivery. Stein's portrayal is the highlight of the production Above all, one senses in his performance the supreme confidence of an actor who has come to understand and accept his role, just as the Captain has carved out a lifestyle for himself in a world in which he is merely a vestige of a former...