Word: yes
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...epicene, subtle and blatant, refined, raw, objective, maudlin, brash, shy, grandiose, self-annihilating, confident, insecure." Each symphony is also being released separately, and the Eighth, in particular, is not to be missed, as Bernstein masses his musical forces, in this case, the London Symphony Orchestra, for an impassioned yes to the whole cosmos...
...state," Nixon declared, "cannot and must not be rewarded." Ronald Reagan observed that Rockefeller was "treading on thin ice." Even George Romney, the beneficiary of Rockefeller's political largess, allowed that "where there is a breakdown of public service, I would order in the National Guard, yes...
...army that helped him consolidate power; McNamara became Defense Secretary at the head of a much smaller army of civilian experts from the RAND Corp., who helped him to fend off admirals and generals. Similarly, the original Henry Ford resembles Napoleon Bonaparte because both became so surrounded by yes men that they were unaware of structural problems. Howard Hughes is not unlike Charles I of England in the sense that each was the victim of inevitable change from personal rule to group rule. Charles lost his head. Hughes sold his TWA stock for $546.5 million...
Lordly might also describe his pedagogical style. For all his fame, Galbraith is regularly panned by the Harvard Crimson's Confidential Guide to undergraduate courses. "Vague platitudes on assorted cosmic questions," complains one of his students, "are apparently received through the office of divine revelation." Is he arrogant? "Oh, yes, of course," says his sister Catherine. "But his arrogance is always with tongue in cheek. It's part of his charm. He is also a kindly man, which isn't often mentioned...
...first part of the review--whether or not the Belt is still needed--will almost certainly produce a "yes" answer. Bridwell insisted that the study use "existing data and assumptions," factors which the City's academic advisory committee feels pre-judge the case in favor of the Belt. One City Councillor remarked: "You take the same old set of data, run it through the same old machine, and you're going to get the same old answer." The anti-belt forces are also handicapped in that State agencies--which the City regards as stand-ins for the DPW--will...