Word: vitalize
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...feel no discomfort in it. They were asked to hold the weight as long as possible without dropping it or lowering their arm. Every effort was made to maximize their performance. Then post-hypnotic amnesia was induced and they were motivated (they were told such things as "it is vital that we get your true capacity") and put through the test again. Each subject was asked to better his previous performance under hypnosis (but it must be remembered that amnesia had been induced and the subject had no recollection of his first test). All the subjects were able to hold...
Economists still believe firmly in gold's prime importance as the ultimate financial standard. They consider it psychologically vital to fiscal confidence, useful as a long-term guarantee that countries can meet their bills. But they have long since ceased to regard it as the sole test of a currency's stability. More important in today's world is the health of a nation's economy, the real rise in its national income, the strength of its built-in fiscal controls. Most nations now have learned the heavy price of unsound financial and fiscal policies; they...
...question of what Castro is and what he stands for is a vital one. It must be answered before one can understand Cuba or the Revolution, because for the next few years the course set by Castro will be that taken by Cuba. And in the eyes of most Cubans, Fidelis the Revolution...
Third, and perhaps most important, is the possibility that the affidavit requirement could serve as a precedent for ever stricter federal control over education. Because of the continuing increase in students, federal aid may become almost a staple for smaller schools and it is vital that such aid not force a school into bowing to political requirements and control...
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