Word: weak
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Fulbright: Was the news . . . that they were weak internally . . . borne out by the facts, do you think...
...Israel were in possession of modern weapons, comparable in combat performance to arms available to Arab nations, aggression would be deterred. The principle that sufficient power to deter aggression is instrumental for the maintenance of peace is commonly recognized, and had been put forward by Mr. Dulles himself. A weak Israel would serve as an invitation to aggression that would increase the general turmoil in the region, which is only playing into Russian hands. On the other hand, by providing arms to Israel and thus deterring aggression, the general stability in the area would be advanced...
...strength of five second-period goals, the Yardling hockey team rolled to a 10-1 victory over a weak Northeastern six yesterday on Watson Rink...
...victory was particularly significant, for in an earlier meeting this year the freshmen barely edged the Huskies, 5 to 4. In what should prove to be another breather for the powerful Yardlings, they will face a weak Tufts team this Saturday at 4 p.m. on Watson Rink. The competition will become somewhat stiffer next Tuesday, however, when the Crimson plays Dartmouth...
...ineluctable law governs history" in their favor; yet it requires nothing less than "a constant reign of terror to crush the plots that might alter its unalterable course." The secondary myths are that the totalitarians are young, strong, healthy and decisive, while the democracies are decrepit, dilatory. corrupt and weak. In one sense, the totalitarians are young. The average life expectancy in the U.S.S.R. appears _to be about 30 years, the same as it was in the Middle Ages. Starvation, slave camps and the liquidation squads keep ripe old age rare. For the rest, the young are the dictator...