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Word: understood (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...wrote his lectures first in German. "The man really went through torture," Nicbuhr says. He recalls that since Tillich's theology is quite abstract, when one student complained that he couldn't understand Tillich's English lectures, another would reassure him: "That's all right. He can't be understood in German either...

Author: By Stephen R. Barnett, | Title: "The Ultimate Concern" | 12/10/1955 | See Source »

...broad knowledge about an area comes directly out of the Second World War. Total war required total information, and the government was forced to bring together some experts who had lived in a country, and knew the language, others who knew the history or the economy, and others who understood geography and military techniques...

Author: By Bernad M. Gwertzman and John G. Wofford, S | Title: Regional Studies: A War Baby Grows Up | 12/9/1955 | See Source »

...understood that this action was part of an agreement made between the Army and Harvard last summer, when the Army allowed the College to alter its ROTC curriculum. These course changes will not be affected by yesterday's announcement...

Author: By Bernard M. Gwertzman, | Title: ROTC to Discontinue Artillery Branch Here | 12/9/1955 | See Source »

...kill those who ate the food. He believes this danger has been inaccurately minimized in official public statements. He believes that for the U.S. there was no prudent alternative to the construction of the present terrible weapons. Yet if the peoples of the world, including those of the U.S., understood how terrible these weapons are, their fear would generate a new approach to peace...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE ATOM: Biggest Show on Earth? | 11/28/1955 | See Source »

Although a Penn victory would boost the Quakers into a first place tie with the Crimson, there would be no playoff. Coaches J. Bruce Munro of the Crimson and Charles Scott of Pennsylvania both said yesterday that they favored a playoff, but added that they understood that the Ivy Presidents' Agreement forbade such a game...

Author: By Adam Clymer, | Title: Penn-Cornell Soccer Snowed Out; Deciding Game Set for Thursday | 11/21/1955 | See Source »

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