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Word: vitalizing (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...fail to comprehend why the American people are displaying such enthusiasm for Eisenhower for President. People know almost nothing of the general's philosophy of government and his stand on vital issues confronting the people at this time. During the war he had a wonderful job in which he had a staff made up of the best military minds . . . No decision, no plan, no strategy can be said to have been that of Eisenhower alone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Apr. 14, 1952 | 4/14/1952 | See Source »

...whom were bombed out. Laborites pitched their campaign to national issues, blaming Winston Churchill's cabinet-instead of Britain's economic crisis-for higher prices, smaller rations and growing unemployment. So surprisingly effective was Labor's campaign that Socialists won power not only in politically vital London, but also in outlying counties where Tory strength is traditional. Example: Middlesex County cut its Tory majority from 40 to 5. These were but local elections, and in no way affected the Tories' 16-vote majority in the House of Commons, but the pro-Churchill London Times called...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Socialist Victory | 4/14/1952 | See Source »

Local justice ordered the new landlords to pay the old a fair price for the bean fields, but the question of what to do about a displaced quarter-mile of vital state highway still remained. Like a link of pontoon bridge that has drifted downstream, one stretch of the highway lay useless at the valley's bottom, and the vagrant mountain sat camel-like astride the rest. Jordan's ministers estimated that it would cost $400,000 and 40,000 man-days of labor to push the mountain aside, and Jordan's budget could never stand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JORDAN: The Man & the Mountain | 4/14/1952 | See Source »

Calling 1952 the "turning point," he said that the proposed constitution for Western Europe was vital as it would be easier for people to make sacrifices "if they have some evidence of our will to unite...

Author: By David C.D. Rogers, | Title: Spaak Says Britain Against Joining United Europe Plan | 4/12/1952 | See Source »

...level course is needed in the Social Sciences and the Humanities... These courses should be regularly given... This is the Council Report's answer to the fact that only twelve percent of those polled considered sections the most important part of their courses. Section men, who considered the sections vital, claim that the most efficient size a group could be is from fifteen to twenty-five. In all areas but Natural Science, which offers five courses, the increasing size of the courses have made the maintenance of this ideal number difficult. By increasing the number of available courses...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The G.E. Report: I | 4/11/1952 | See Source »

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