Word: understood
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Viscianesi understood Don Arturo very well. At once they began to carry stones up the hill, mostly on their heads. On May Day the village's few Communists joined them in a big procession that moved more stones than ever in honor of the Virgin. Even plainsmen from Nola admired the headwork of the Viscianesi and came to lend a hand from time to time in supplying material for an orphanage for 200 children from three to seven...
...unsmiling Irish eyes of Liam O'Flaherty, man's fate is as harsh as that of the beasts which he kills in his dependence on them for life. And man's fate is no less tragic for not being understood...
...away from him."). The view of many men of the law was summed up by Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black, who, in a seven-page dissenting opinion, made his key point through the words of an earlier (1870-92) Supreme Court Justice, Joseph P. Bradley: "It ought to be understood . . . that this court, being a court of last resort, gives great consideration to cases of importance . . . there should be a finality somewhere...
...evening last week. He glanced down the table at the assembled members of his Cabinet, checked the time, then picked up a sheaf of papers and began to read what amounted to a nationwide appeal for patience and confidence. The slow, forceful voice was clearly heard and clearly understood: "This government took over with two main objectives: to fight inflation and to develop the country's resources fully...
...only minor protests to the university-wide prohibition have been reported. "I have felt that most students have understood this ban and have taken it well," Bergethon said...