Word: yielding
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...learned of the complexities of power, and became frustrated in the prcoess. But for other classes, one senses, the fact of commitment and activism was more important than the immediate consequences. That is, the experience was in some way its own reward. Eventually, it was assumed, the system would yield; the movement for change would spread from the "prophetic minority" to students across the country; the clear demonstration of injustice and stupidity would reach the conscience of the nation and bring pressure to bear on the government. The experience in the south, where nonviolent demonstrations clearly distinguished the forces...
...action from a young, vigorous leader) but few have left with less. The ineffectiveness of activism among moderates, particularly in altering the course of the war, has caused many to become far more concerned with the "system" itself--the total distribution of power. If the power structure would not yield to reasonable demands and if real authority was somehow masked, then those who sought to gain reform would have to first figure out how the system worked. The most important goal would be to alter the distribution of power, rather than achieve immediate substantive ends...
...just the same. That feat is due largely to the company's development of the new Valery strain of banana, which endures wind, rain and disease better than the company's old Gros Michel (also called Big Mike) variety. Valery also gets a much higher per-acre yield. Even the Valery's biggest flaw has become a virtue: thin-skinned and fragile, it must be shipped in boxes instead of in on-the-stem bunches, and the necessary hand packing, while costlier, has made it easy to slap the company's Chiquita brand name on each...
...arteries and heart valves, they are like flexible steel wires. And despite the unfamiliarity of its name, collagen (from the Greek kolla, or glue, and pronounced col-uh-jen) has been popular in the humblest homes for centuries. When the hides and bones of animals are boiled down, they yield that denatured but widely used form of collagen, gelatin...
...possible, however, that there will be a substantial jump in the number of acceptances this year. "John Monro's move will appeal to a lot of young people; it might increase our yield significantly," David K. Smith '58, director of Admissions, said yesterday...