Word: weak
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Kadar's very pliability has made him a failure as a puppet. Where a strong, though hated, leader might have pulled the remnants of the party and police state apparatus together and reimposed it on a defeated and distraught people, Kadar's weak half-measures (e.g., his arrest and then release of workers' council representatives) have merely served to strengthen the people's stand against him. The result is that half the collective farms remain in the hands of the peasants, coal miners still refuse to work, and much of the country's industry...
...with the satellites, Russia has consistently milked its unhappy neighbors. It overvalues its ruble to set the prices of raw materials, undervalues the currencies of the satellite countries when setting the prices of their products. The upshot of the entire relationship is that satellite nations have been kept so weak economically that Hungary's revolt and Poland's new freedom disrupted the entire system...
...morass; an oily, black slush is waging an all-out war against man, and winning. What was once snow now looks like low-grade mud, feels like cold porridge, and acts with a diabolical intelligence. This Cambridge variety preys on nice elderly ladies with full shopping bags and weak ankles, lying in wait to capitalize upon the slightest mis-step. Faint yips are all that remain of a dog who attempted to cross the Square; six Volkswagens so far have disappeared into Massachusetts Avenue; and a small child who slipped from his mother's hand and wandered into the street...
...this year's varsity looks stronger than last year's injury-riddled squad which nonetheless swept through its season undefeated. Bolstered by several outstanding members of last year's undefeated freshman team, plus the return to form of Joel Cohen, the varsity has strengthened several of last year's weak events. On the debit side, however, the team lacks a good pole vaulter, shot putter, or broad jumper. This may create the possibility of an Indian sweep in these events...
Other Cadet strength lies in the backstroke and in a potent medley relay team. The backstroke, recently a weak spot for the Crimson, may show renewed strength, since Bill Murray and John Trainer continue to improve...