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The U. S. and Soviet heads of Government have met three times since Sir Winston Churchill in 1953 introduced a new word into international diplomacy with his call for a fresh approach to the problem of peace `` at the summit of the nations ''.	call for	{ "name": "call_for", "sense_definitions_list": [ "express the need or desire for; ask for", "require as useful, just, or proper", "request the participation or presence of", "gather or collect" ] }	[ "express the need or desire for; ask for" ]	[ "call_for%2:32:04::" ]
The first time was in 1955 when a full-dress Big Four summit meeting produced the `` spirit of Geneva ''.	was	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have an existence, be extant" ]	[ "be%2:42:00::" ]
The first time was in 1955 when a full-dress Big Four summit meeting produced the `` spirit of Geneva ''.	produced	{ "name": "produce", "sense_definitions_list": [ "fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market", "bring forth or yield", "create or manufacture a man-made product", "cause to happen, occur or exist", "bring out for display", "cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of ...	[ "bring forth or yield" ]	[ "produce%2:36:02::" ]
The spirit served chiefly to lull the West while Moscow made inroads into the Middle East.	served	{ "name": "serve", "sense_definitions_list": [ "(sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play", "serve a purpose, role, or function", "do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function", "contribute or conduce to", "be used by; as of a utility", "help to some food; help with food or drink...	[ "contribute or conduce to" ]	[ "serve%2:42:01::" ]
The spirit served chiefly to lull the West while Moscow made inroads into the Middle East.	lull	{ "name": "lull", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished", "a period of calm weather", "calm by deception", "become quiet or less intensive", "make calm or still" ] }	[ "calm by deception" ]	[ "lull%2:37:01::" ]
The spirit served chiefly to lull the West while Moscow made inroads into the Middle East.	made	{ "name": "make", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a recognizable kind", "the act of mixing cards haphazardly", "engage in", "give certain properties to something", "make or cause to be or to become", "cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner", "give rise to; cause to happen or occur,...	[ "give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally" ]	[ "make%2:36:08::" ]
In 1959 President Eisenhower and Premier Khrushchev held an informal session in the U. S..	held	{ "name": "hold", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of grasping", "understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something", "power by which something or someone is affected or dominated", "time during which some action is awaited", "a state of being confined (usually for ...	[ "organize or be responsible for" ]	[ "hold%2:36:00::" ]
That meeting produced the `` spirit of Camp David '' - a spirit, it later turned out, that masked a basic misunderstanding about progress toward a Berlin settlement.	produced	{ "name": "produce", "sense_definitions_list": [ "fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market", "bring forth or yield", "create or manufacture a man-made product", "cause to happen, occur or exist", "bring out for display", "cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of ...	[ "bring forth or yield" ]	[ "produce%2:36:02::" ]
That meeting produced the `` spirit of Camp David '' - a spirit, it later turned out, that masked a basic misunderstanding about progress toward a Berlin settlement.	turned out	{ "name": "turn_out", "sense_definitions_list": [ "be shown or be found to be", "prove to be in the result or end", "produce quickly or regularly, usually with machinery", "result or end", "come, usually in answer to an invitation or summons", "bring forth,", "put out or expel from a pla...	[ "prove to be in the result or end" ]	[ "turn_out%2:42:01::" ]
That meeting produced the `` spirit of Camp David '' - a spirit, it later turned out, that masked a basic misunderstanding about progress toward a Berlin settlement.	masked	{ "name": "mask", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a covering to disguise or conceal the face", "activity that tries to conceal something", "a party of guests wearing costumes and masks", "a protective covering worn over the face", "hide under a false appearance", "put a mask on or cover with a ...	[ "hide under a false appearance" ]	[ "mask%2:39:00::" ]
On the third occasion - another Big Four summit session at Paris a year ago - there was no problem of an illusory `` spirit ''.	was	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have an existence, be extant" ]	[ "be%2:42:00::" ]
Premier Khrushchev wrecked the conference at its initial session with a bitter denunciation of the U. S. for the U-2 incident.	wrecked	{ "name": "wreck", "sense_definitions_list": [ "something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation", "an accident that destroys a ship at sea", "a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)", "a ship that has been destroyed at sea", "smash or break forcefully" ] }	[ "smash or break forcefully" ]	[ "wreck%2:35:00::" ]
The episode tended to confirm the U. S. belief that propaganda, the hope of one-sided concessions, and the chance to split the Allies, rather than genuine negotiation, were the Soviet leader 's real aims in summitry.	tended	{ "name": "tend", "sense_definitions_list": [ "have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined", "have care of or look after", "manage or run" ] }	[ "have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined" ]	[ "tend%2:42:01::" ]
The episode tended to confirm the U. S. belief that propaganda, the hope of one-sided concessions, and the chance to split the Allies, rather than genuine negotiation, were the Soviet leader 's real aims in summitry.	confirm	{ "name": "confirm", "sense_definitions_list": [ "establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts", "strengthen or make more firm", "make more firm", "support a person for a position", "administer the rite of confirmation to" ] }	[ "strengthen or make more firm" ]	[ "confirm%2:32:00::" ]
The episode tended to confirm the U. S. belief that propaganda, the hope of one-sided concessions, and the chance to split the Allies, rather than genuine negotiation, were the Soviet leader 's real aims in summitry.	split	{ "name": "split", "sense_definitions_list": [ "extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back)", "a bottle containing half the usual amount", "a promised or claimed share of loot or money", "a lengthwise crack in wood", "an opening made forcibly as by pullin...	[ "discontinue an association or relation; go different ways" ]	[ "split%2:41:00::" ]
The episode tended to confirm the U. S. belief that propaganda, the hope of one-sided concessions, and the chance to split the Allies, rather than genuine negotiation, were the Soviet leader 's real aims in summitry.	were	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
Thus when Premier Khrushchev intimated even before inauguration that he hoped for an early meeting with the new President, Mr. Kennedy was confronted with a delicate problem.	intimated	{ "name": "intimate", "sense_definitions_list": [ "someone to whom private matters are confided", "give to understand", "imply as a possibility", "marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity; ; - V.L. Parrington", "having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere", ...	[ "give to understand" ]	[ "intimate%2:32:00::" ]
Thus when Premier Khrushchev intimated even before inauguration that he hoped for an early meeting with the new President, Mr. Kennedy was confronted with a delicate problem.	hoped	{ "name": "hope", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a specific instance of feeling hopeful", "the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled", "grounds for feeling hopeful about the future", "someone (or something) on which expectations are centered", "United States comedian (born in England)...	[ "intend with some possibility of fulfilment" ]	[ "hope%2:31:00::" ]
Thus when Premier Khrushchev intimated even before inauguration that he hoped for an early meeting with the new President, Mr. Kennedy was confronted with a delicate problem.	confronted	{ "name": "confront", "sense_definitions_list": [ "oppose, as in hostility or a competition", "deal with (something unpleasant) head on", "present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize", "be face to face with" ] }	[ "oppose, as in hostility or a competition" ]	[ "confront%2:33:00::" ]
Shortly before his nomination he had set forth his basic view about the problem of negotiations with the Soviet leader in these words :	set forth	{ "name": "set_forth", "sense_definitions_list": [ "state", "leave" ] }	[ "state" ]	[ "set_forth%2:32:00::" ]
`` As long as Mr. Khrushchev is convinced that the balance of world power is shifting his way, no amount of either smiles or toughness, neither Camp David talks nor kitchen debates, can compel him to enter fruitful negotiations ''.	is	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
`` As long as Mr. Khrushchev is convinced that the balance of world power is shifting his way, no amount of either smiles or toughness, neither Camp David talks nor kitchen debates, can compel him to enter fruitful negotiations ''.	shifting	{ "name": "shift", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an event in which something is displaced without rotation", "a qualitative change", "the time period during which you are at work", "the act of changing one thing or position for another", "the act of moving from one place to another", "(geolog...	[ "move from one setting or context to another" ]	[ "shift%2:30:03::" ]
`` As long as Mr. Khrushchev is convinced that the balance of world power is shifting his way, no amount of either smiles or toughness, neither Camp David talks nor kitchen debates, can compel him to enter fruitful negotiations ''.	compel	{ "name": "compel", "sense_definitions_list": [ "force somebody to do something", "necessitate or exact" ] }	[ "force somebody to do something" ]	[ "compel%2:41:00::" ]
`` As long as Mr. Khrushchev is convinced that the balance of world power is shifting his way, no amount of either smiles or toughness, neither Camp David talks nor kitchen debates, can compel him to enter fruitful negotiations ''.	enter	{ "name": "enter", "sense_definitions_list": [ "to come or go into", "become a participant; be involved in", "register formally as a participant or member", "be or play a part of or in", "make a record of; set down in permanent form", "come on stage", "take on duties or office", "put...	[ "become a participant; be involved in" ]	[ "enter%2:33:00::" ]
The President had set for himself the task, which he believed vital, of awakening the U. S. and its allies to the hard and complex effort necessary to shift that balance.	set	{ "name": "set", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used", "(mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols", "several exercises intended to be done in series", "representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used...	[ "fix conclusively or authoritatively" ]	[ "set%2:31:04::" ]
The President had set for himself the task, which he believed vital, of awakening the U. S. and its allies to the hard and complex effort necessary to shift that balance.	believed	{ "name": "believe", "sense_definitions_list": [ "accept as true; take to be true", "judge or regard; look upon; judge", "be confident about something", "follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer", "credit with veracity" ] }	[ "judge or regard; look upon; judge" ]	[ "believe%2:31:04::" ]
The President had set for himself the task, which he believed vital, of awakening the U. S. and its allies to the hard and complex effort necessary to shift that balance.	awakening	{ "name": "awaken", "sense_definitions_list": [ "cause to become awake or conscious", "stop sleeping", "make aware" ] }	[ "cause to become awake or conscious" ]	[ "awaken%2:29:00::" ]
The President had set for himself the task, which he believed vital, of awakening the U. S. and its allies to the hard and complex effort necessary to shift that balance.	shift	{ "name": "shift", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an event in which something is displaced without rotation", "a qualitative change", "the time period during which you are at work", "the act of changing one thing or position for another", "the act of moving from one place to another", "(geolog...	[ "move from one setting or context to another" ]	[ "shift%2:30:03::" ]
He did not want the effort weakened by any illusion that summit magic might make it unnecessary.	want	{ "name": "want", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a state of extreme poverty", "the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable", "anything that is necessary but lacking", "a specific feeling of desire", "feel or have a desire for; want strongly", "have need of", "hunt or look ...	[ "feel or have a desire for; want strongly" ]	[ "want%2:37:00::" ]
He did not want the effort weakened by any illusion that summit magic might make it unnecessary.	weakened	{ "name": "weaken", "sense_definitions_list": [ "lessen the strength of", "become weaker", "destroy property or hinder normal operations", "reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of", "lessen in force or effect" ] }	[ "lessen the strength of" ]	[ "weaken%2:30:01::" ]
He did not want the effort weakened by any illusion that summit magic might make it unnecessary.	make	{ "name": "make", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a recognizable kind", "the act of mixing cards haphazardly", "engage in", "give certain properties to something", "make or cause to be or to become", "cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner", "give rise to; cause to happen or occur,...	[ "give certain properties to something" ]	[ "make%2:30:00::" ]
He wanted time, too, to review the United States ' global commitments and to test both the policies he had inherited and new ones he was formulating.	wanted	{ "name": "want", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a state of extreme poverty", "the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable", "anything that is necessary but lacking", "a specific feeling of desire", "feel or have a desire for; want strongly", "have need of", "hunt or look ...	[ "feel or have a desire for; want strongly" ]	[ "want%2:37:00::" ]
He wanted time, too, to review the United States ' global commitments and to test both the policies he had inherited and new ones he was formulating.	review	{ "name": "review", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a new appraisal or evaluation", "an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)", "a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment", "(accounting) a service (less exhaustive than an au...	[ "look at again; examine again" ]	[ "review%2:31:00::" ]
He wanted time, too, to review the United States ' global commitments and to test both the policies he had inherited and new ones he was formulating.	test	{ "name": "test", "sense_definitions_list": [ "trying something to find out about it", "any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc", "a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge", "the act of undergoing testing", ...	[ "put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to" ]	[ "test%2:41:00::" ]
He wanted time, too, to review the United States ' global commitments and to test both the policies he had inherited and new ones he was formulating.	inherited	{ "name": "inherit", "sense_definitions_list": [ "obtain from someone after their death", "receive from a predecessor", "receive by genetic transmission" ] }	[ "obtain from someone after their death" ]	[ "inherit%2:40:00::" ]
He wanted time, too, to review the United States ' global commitments and to test both the policies he had inherited and new ones he was formulating.	formulating	{ "name": "formulate", "sense_definitions_list": [ "elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses", "come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort", "put into words or an expression", "prepare according to a formula" ] }	[ "elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses" ]	[ "formulate%2:32:03::" ]
Above all, he did not want to appear to be running hat in hand to Premier Khrushchev 's doorstep.	want	{ "name": "want", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a state of extreme poverty", "the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable", "anything that is necessary but lacking", "a specific feeling of desire", "feel or have a desire for; want strongly", "have need of", "hunt or look ...	[ "feel or have a desire for; want strongly" ]	[ "want%2:37:00::" ]
Above all, he did not want to appear to be running hat in hand to Premier Khrushchev 's doorstep.	appear	{ "name": "appear", "sense_definitions_list": [ "give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect", "come into sight or view", "be issued or published", "seem to be true, probable, or apparent", "come into being or existence, or appear on the scene", "appear as a character on stage...	[ "give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect" ]	[ "appear%2:39:00::" ]
Above all, he did not want to appear to be running hat in hand to Premier Khrushchev 's doorstep.	running	{ "name": "run", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely", "the act of testing something", "a race run on foot", "an unbroken series of events", "(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the o...	[ "flee; take to one's heels; cut and run" ]	[ "run%2:38:04::" ]
At the same time the President took pains not to rule out an eventual meeting with the Soviet leader.	took pains	{ "name": "take_pains", "sense_definitions_list": [ "try very hard to do something" ] }	[ "try very hard to do something" ]	[ "take_pains%2:41:00::" ]
At the same time the President took pains not to rule out an eventual meeting with the Soviet leader.	rule out	{ "name": "rule_out", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make impossible, especially beforehand", "include or exclude by determining judicially or in agreement with rules", "dismiss from consideration or a contest" ] }	[ "make impossible, especially beforehand" ]	[ "rule_out%2:42:00::" ]
Ideally, he knew, it should be preceded by concrete progress at lower levels.	knew	{ "name": "know", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people", "be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about", "know how to do or perform something", "be aware of the truth of something...	[ "be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about" ]	[ "know%2:31:01::" ]
Ideally, he knew, it should be preceded by concrete progress at lower levels.	preceded	{ "name": "precede", "sense_definitions_list": [ "be earlier in time; go back further", "come before", "be the predecessor of", "move ahead (of others) in time or space", "furnish with a preface or introduction" ] }	[ "come before" ]	[ "precede%2:42:01::" ]
But Mr. Kennedy saw value even in an informal meeting, provided that undue hopes were not raised in connection with it.	saw	{ "name": "see", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located", "perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight", "perceive (an idea or situation) mentally", "perceive or be contemporaneous with", "imagine; conceive of; see in one's min...	[ "imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind" ]	[ "see%2:36:00::" ]
But Mr. Kennedy saw value even in an informal meeting, provided that undue hopes were not raised in connection with it.	provided	{ "name": "provide", "sense_definitions_list": [ "give something useful or necessary to", "give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance", "determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation", "mount or put up",...	[ "give something useful or necessary to" ]	[ "provide%2:40:00::" ]
But Mr. Kennedy saw value even in an informal meeting, provided that undue hopes were not raised in connection with it.	raised	{ "name": "raise", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the amount a salary is increased", "an upward slope or grade (as in a road)", "increasing the size of a bet (as in poker)", "the act of raising something", "raise the level or amount of something", "raise from a lower to a higher position", ...	[ "summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic" ]	[ "raise%2:36:01::" ]
It would give him an opportunity to take the measure of his chief adversary in the cold war, to try to probe Mr. Khrushchev 's intentions and to make clear his own views.	give	{ "name": "give", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length", "cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense", "be the cause or source of", "transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody", "conve...	[ "cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense" ]	[ "give%2:40:03::" ]
It would give him an opportunity to take the measure of his chief adversary in the cold war, to try to probe Mr. Khrushchev 's intentions and to make clear his own views.	take	{ "name": "take", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property", "the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption", "carry out", "require (time or space)", "take somebody somewhere", "get into ...	[ "pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives" ]	[ "take%2:31:01::" ]
It would give him an opportunity to take the measure of his chief adversary in the cold war, to try to probe Mr. Khrushchev 's intentions and to make clear his own views.	try	{ "name": "try", "sense_definitions_list": [ "earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something", "make an effort or attempt", "put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to", "put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of", "take a s...	[ "make an effort or attempt" ]	[ "try%2:41:00::" ]
It would give him an opportunity to take the measure of his chief adversary in the cold war, to try to probe Mr. Khrushchev 's intentions and to make clear his own views.	probe	{ "name": "probe", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities", "a flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities", "an exploratory action or expedition", "an investigation conducted using a flexible surgi...	[ "question or examine thoroughly and closely" ]	[ "probe%2:32:00::" ]
It would give him an opportunity to take the measure of his chief adversary in the cold war, to try to probe Mr. Khrushchev 's intentions and to make clear his own views.	make	{ "name": "make", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a recognizable kind", "the act of mixing cards haphazardly", "engage in", "give certain properties to something", "make or cause to be or to become", "cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner", "give rise to; cause to happen or occur,...	[ "give certain properties to something" ]	[ "make%2:30:00::" ]
Moreover, an eventual meeting was desirable if for no other reason than to satisfy world opinion that the U. S. was not inflexible and was sparing no effort to ease international tensions.	was	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
Moreover, an eventual meeting was desirable if for no other reason than to satisfy world opinion that the U. S. was not inflexible and was sparing no effort to ease international tensions.	satisfy	{ "name": "satisfy", "sense_definitions_list": [ "meet the requirements or expectations of", "make happy or satisfied", "fill or meet a want or need" ] }	[ "meet the requirements or expectations of" ]	[ "satisfy%2:42:00::" ]
Moreover, an eventual meeting was desirable if for no other reason than to satisfy world opinion that the U. S. was not inflexible and was sparing no effort to ease international tensions.	was	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
Moreover, an eventual meeting was desirable if for no other reason than to satisfy world opinion that the U. S. was not inflexible and was sparing no effort to ease international tensions.	sparing	{ "name": "spare", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an extra component of a machine or other apparatus", "an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle", "a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls", "refrain from harming", "save or relieve from an experience or action"...	[ "give up what is not strictly needed" ]	[ "spare%2:40:00::" ]
Moreover, an eventual meeting was desirable if for no other reason than to satisfy world opinion that the U. S. was not inflexible and was sparing no effort to ease international tensions.	ease	{ "name": "ease", "sense_definitions_list": [ "freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort", "a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state", "the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)", "freedom from constraint or embarras...	[ "lessen the intensity of or calm" ]	[ "ease%2:37:00::" ]
Both elements - the caution about a meeting, the willingness eventually to hold one - were reflected in a letter from the President which Ambassador Llewellyn E. Thompson brought back to Russia late in February.	hold	{ "name": "hold", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of grasping", "understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something", "power by which something or someone is affected or dominated", "time during which some action is awaited", "a state of being confined (usually for ...	[ "organize or be responsible for" ]	[ "hold%2:36:00::" ]
Both elements - the caution about a meeting, the willingness eventually to hold one - were reflected in a letter from the President which Ambassador Llewellyn E. Thompson brought back to Russia late in February.	reflected	{ "name": "reflect", "sense_definitions_list": [ "manifest or bring back", "reflect deeply on a subject", "to throw or bend back (from a surface)", "be bright by reflecting or casting light", "show an image of", "give evidence of a certain behavior", "give evidence of the quality of" ]...	[ "manifest or bring back" ]	[ "reflect%2:39:01::" ]
Both elements - the caution about a meeting, the willingness eventually to hold one - were reflected in a letter from the President which Ambassador Llewellyn E. Thompson brought back to Russia late in February.	brought	{ "name": "bring", "sense_definitions_list": [ "take something or somebody with oneself somewhere", "cause to come into a particular state or condition", "cause to happen or to occur as a consequence", "go or come after and bring or take back", "bring into a different state", "be accompanied...	[ "take something or somebody with oneself somewhere" ]	[ "bring%2:38:00::" ]
The letter, dated Feb. 22, was delivered to Premier Khrushchev in Novosibirsk, Siberia, on March 9.	dated	{ "name": "date", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the specified day of the month", "a participant in a date", "a meeting arranged in advance", "a particular but unspecified point in time", "the present", "the particular day, month, or year (usually according to the Gregorian calendar) that an e...	[ "stamp with a date" ]	[ "date%2:31:02::" ]
The letter, dated Feb. 22, was delivered to Premier Khrushchev in Novosibirsk, Siberia, on March 9.	delivered	{ "name": "deliver", "sense_definitions_list": [ "deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)", "bring to a destination, make a delivery", "to surrender someone or something to another", "free from harm or evil", "hand over to the authorities of another country", "pass down", "utter (an exclama...	[ "to surrender someone or something to another" ]	[ "deliver%2:40:01::" ]
It dealt mainly with a broad range of East-West issues.	dealt	{ "name": "deal", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a particular instance of buying or selling", "an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each", "(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent", "a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)", "...	[ "act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression" ]	[ "deal%2:32:08::" ]
But it also briefly suggested the possibility of a meeting with Mr. Khrushchev before the end of the year if the international climate were favorable and schedules permitted.	suggested	{ "name": "suggest", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make a proposal, declare a plan for something", "drop a hint; intimate by a hint", "imply as a possibility", "suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine", "call to mind" ] }	[ "drop a hint; intimate by a hint" ]	[ "suggest%2:32:04::" ]
But it also briefly suggested the possibility of a meeting with Mr. Khrushchev before the end of the year if the international climate were favorable and schedules permitted.	were	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
But it also briefly suggested the possibility of a meeting with Mr. Khrushchev before the end of the year if the international climate were favorable and schedules permitted.	permitted	{ "name": "permit", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a legal document giving official permission to do something", "the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization", "large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies", "consent to, give permission", "make it possible through a specific ...	[ "consent to, give permission" ]	[ "permit%2:32:00::" ]
Developments over the next two months, however, caused the President to reconsider the question of the timing.	caused	{ "name": "cause", "sense_definitions_list": [ "events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something", "a justification for something existing or happening", "a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end", "any entity that produces an effect or is ...	[ "cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner" ]	[ "cause%2:32:00::" ]
Developments over the next two months, however, caused the President to reconsider the question of the timing.	reconsider	{ "name": "reconsider", "sense_definitions_list": [ "consider again; give new consideration to; usually with a view to changing", "consider again (a bill) that had been voted upon before, with a view to altering it" ] }	[ "consider again; give new consideration to; usually with a view to changing" ]	[ "reconsider%2:31:00::" ]
There were intense discussions in the inner councils of the White House about the advisability of an early meeting, not because the international climate was improving, but precisely because it was deteriorating alarmingly.	were	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
There were intense discussions in the inner councils of the White House about the advisability of an early meeting, not because the international climate was improving, but precisely because it was deteriorating alarmingly.	improving	{ "name": "improve", "sense_definitions_list": [ "to make better", "get better" ] }	[ "to make better" ]	[ "improve%2:30:01::" ]
There were intense discussions in the inner councils of the White House about the advisability of an early meeting, not because the international climate was improving, but precisely because it was deteriorating alarmingly.	deteriorating	{ "name": "deteriorate", "sense_definitions_list": [ "become worse or disintegrate", "grow worse" ] }	[ "grow worse" ]	[ "deteriorate%2:29:00::" ]
The President was especially concerned about the deadlock in the nuclear test ban negotiations at Geneva.	was	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
The President was especially concerned about the deadlock in the nuclear test ban negotiations at Geneva.	concerned	{ "name": "concern", "sense_definitions_list": [ "something that interests you because it is important or affects you", "an anxious feeling", "a feeling of sympathy for someone or something", "something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness", "a commercial or industrial enterpr...	[ "be on the mind of" ]	[ "concern%2:42:01::" ]
The deadlock has been caused by the Russians ' new demand for a three-man ( East, West and neutral ) directorate, and thus a veto, over the control machinery.	caused	{ "name": "cause", "sense_definitions_list": [ "events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something", "a justification for something existing or happening", "a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end", "any entity that produces an effect or is ...	[ "give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally" ]	[ "cause%2:36:00::" ]
Mr. Kennedy was less troubled by that possibility than by the belief that a Geneva breakdown, or even continued stalemate, would mean an unchecked spread of nuclear weapons to other countries as well as a fatal blow to any hope for disarmament.	was	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
Mr. Kennedy was less troubled by that possibility than by the belief that a Geneva breakdown, or even continued stalemate, would mean an unchecked spread of nuclear weapons to other countries as well as a fatal blow to any hope for disarmament.	mean	{ "name": "mean", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n", "mean or intend to express or convey", "have as a logical consequence", "denote or connote", "have in mind as a purpose", "have a specif...	[ "have as a logical consequence" ]	[ "mean%2:42:00::" ]
There was reason to believe that Premier Khrushchev was also concerned about a possible spread of nuclear weapons, particularly to Communist China.	was	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "form or compose" ]	[ "be%2:42:02::" ]
There was reason to believe that Premier Khrushchev was also concerned about a possible spread of nuclear weapons, particularly to Communist China.	believe	{ "name": "believe", "sense_definitions_list": [ "accept as true; take to be true", "judge or regard; look upon; judge", "be confident about something", "follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer", "credit with veracity" ] }	[ "judge or regard; look upon; judge" ]	[ "believe%2:31:04::" ]
There was reason to believe that Premier Khrushchev was also concerned about a possible spread of nuclear weapons, particularly to Communist China.	concerned	{ "name": "concern", "sense_definitions_list": [ "something that interests you because it is important or affects you", "an anxious feeling", "a feeling of sympathy for someone or something", "something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness", "a commercial or industrial enterpr...	[ "be on the mind of" ]	[ "concern%2:42:01::" ]
The question arose as to whether a frank discussion of that danger with the Soviet leader had not become urgent.	arose	{ "name": "arise", "sense_definitions_list": [ "come into existence; take on form or shape", "originate or come into being", "rise to one's feet", "result or issue", "move upward", "take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance", "get up and out of bed" ] }	[ "originate or come into being" ]	[ "arise%2:42:01::" ]
The question arose as to whether a frank discussion of that danger with the Soviet leader had not become urgent.	become	{ "name": "become", "sense_definitions_list": [ "enter or assume a certain state or condition", "undergo a change or development", "come into existence", "enhance the appearance of" ] }	[ "enter or assume a certain state or condition" ]	[ "become%2:30:00::" ]
Moreover, Moscow appeared determined to apply the tripartite veto principle to the executive organs of all international bodies, including the U. N. Secretariat and the International Control Commission for Laos.	appeared	{ "name": "appear", "sense_definitions_list": [ "give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect", "come into sight or view", "be issued or published", "seem to be true, probable, or apparent", "come into being or existence, or appear on the scene", "appear as a character on stage...	[ "give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect" ]	[ "appear%2:39:00::" ]
Moreover, Moscow appeared determined to apply the tripartite veto principle to the executive organs of all international bodies, including the U. N. Secretariat and the International Control Commission for Laos.	apply	{ "name": "apply", "sense_definitions_list": [ "put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose", "be pertinent or relevant or applicable", "ask (for something)", "apply to a surface", "be applicable to; as to an analysis", "give or conve...	[ "ensure observance of laws and rules" ]	[ "apply%2:41:06::" ]
Moreover, Moscow appeared determined to apply the tripartite veto principle to the executive organs of all international bodies, including the U. N. Secretariat and the International Control Commission for Laos.	including	{ "name": "include", "sense_definitions_list": [ "have as a part, be made up out of", "consider as part of something", "add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category", "allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and respo...	[ "have as a part, be made up out of" ]	[ "include%2:42:00::" ]
Mr. Kennedy was convinced that insistence on the demand would make international agreements, or even negotiations, impossible.	convinced	{ "name": "convince", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something" ] }	[ "make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something" ]	[ "convince%2:32:00::" ]
Mr. Kennedy was convinced that insistence on the demand would make international agreements, or even negotiations, impossible.	make	{ "name": "make", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a recognizable kind", "the act of mixing cards haphazardly", "engage in", "give certain properties to something", "make or cause to be or to become", "cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner", "give rise to; cause to happen or occur,...	[ "give certain properties to something" ]	[ "make%2:30:00::" ]
Developments in Cuba and Laos also suggested the advisability of an early summit meeting.	suggested	{ "name": "suggest", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make a proposal, declare a plan for something", "drop a hint; intimate by a hint", "imply as a possibility", "suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine", "call to mind" ] }	[ "drop a hint; intimate by a hint" ]	[ "suggest%2:32:04::" ]
Initially the White House reaction was that the bitter exchanges with Moscow over Cuba and the conflict in Laos had dampened prospects for a meeting.	was	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
Initially the White House reaction was that the bitter exchanges with Moscow over Cuba and the conflict in Laos had dampened prospects for a meeting.	dampened	{ "name": "dampen", "sense_definitions_list": [ "smother or suppress", "make moist", "deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping", "reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)", "make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible", "check; keep in check (a fire)", "lessen i...	[ "smother or suppress" ]	[ "dampen%2:30:05::" ]
At the same time, there was increased reason for a quick meeting lest the Soviet leader, as a result of those episodes, come to a dangerously erroneous conclusion about the West 's ability and determination to resist Communist pressure.	was	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "happen, occur, take place" ]	[ "be%2:42:04::" ]
At the same time, there was increased reason for a quick meeting lest the Soviet leader, as a result of those episodes, come to a dangerously erroneous conclusion about the West 's ability and determination to resist Communist pressure.	come to	{ "name": "come_to", "sense_definitions_list": [ "cause to experience suddenly", "be relevant to", "attain", "return to consciousness" ] }	[ "attain" ]	[ "come_to%2:41:00::" ]
At the same time, there was increased reason for a quick meeting lest the Soviet leader, as a result of those episodes, come to a dangerously erroneous conclusion about the West 's ability and determination to resist Communist pressure.	resist	{ "name": "resist", "sense_definitions_list": [ "elude, especially in a baffling way", "stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something", "express opposition through action or words", "withstand the force of something", "resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or org...	[ "express opposition through action or words" ]	[ "resist%2:41:02::" ]
In Cuba, the U. S. had blundered badly and created the impression of impotency against Communist penetration even on its own doorstep.	created	{ "name": "create", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make or cause to be or to become", "bring into existence", "pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity", "invest with a new title, office, or rank", "create by artistic means", "create or manufacture a man-made product" ] ...	[ "make or cause to be or to become" ]	[ "create%2:36:00::" ]
In Laos, the picture was almost equally bad.	was	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
U. S. willingness to accept a neutral Laos may have led Premier Khrushchev to believe that other areas could be `` neutralized '' on Soviet terms.	accept	{ "name": "accept", "sense_definitions_list": [ "consider or hold as true", "receive willingly something given or offered", "give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to", "react favorably to; consider right and proper", "admit into a group or community", "take on as one's own the expe...	[ "give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to" ]	[ "accept%2:32:00::" ]
U. S. willingness to accept a neutral Laos may have led Premier Khrushchev to believe that other areas could be `` neutralized '' on Soviet terms.	led	{ "name": "lead", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an advantage held by a competitor in a race", "a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey", "evidence pointing to a possible solution", "a position of leadership (especially in the phr...	[ "cause to undertake a certain action" ]	[ "lead%2:32:00::" ]
U. S. willingness to accept a neutral Laos may have led Premier Khrushchev to believe that other areas could be `` neutralized '' on Soviet terms.	believe	{ "name": "believe", "sense_definitions_list": [ "accept as true; take to be true", "judge or regard; look upon; judge", "be confident about something", "follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer", "credit with veracity" ] }	[ "judge or regard; look upon; judge" ]	[ "believe%2:31:04::" ]
U. S. willingness to accept a neutral Laos may have led Premier Khrushchev to believe that other areas could be `` neutralized '' on Soviet terms.	neutralized	{ "name": "neutralize", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make politically neutral and thus inoffensive", "make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of", "oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions", "get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing", "make incapable of military ...	[ "make politically neutral and thus inoffensive" ]	[ "neutralize%2:41:00::" ]
Beyond that, Allied disagreement about military intervention in Laos - despite warnings that they might do so - allowed Moscow to carry out with impunity a series of military and diplomatic moves that greatly strengthened the pro-Communist forces.	do	{ "name": "do", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an uproarious party", "the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization", "doctor's degree in osteopathy", "engage in", "carry out or perform an action", "get (something) done", "proceed or get along", "give ris...	[ "get (something) done" ]	[ "do%2:41:04::" ]
Beyond that, Allied disagreement about military intervention in Laos - despite warnings that they might do so - allowed Moscow to carry out with impunity a series of military and diplomatic moves that greatly strengthened the pro-Communist forces.	allowed	{ "name": "allow", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen", "consent to, give permission", "let have", "give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause", "make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to...	[ "allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something" ]	[ "allow%2:31:00::" ]
Beyond that, Allied disagreement about military intervention in Laos - despite warnings that they might do so - allowed Moscow to carry out with impunity a series of military and diplomatic moves that greatly strengthened the pro-Communist forces.	carry out	{ "name": "carry_out", "sense_definitions_list": [ "put in effect", "pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue" ] }	[ "put in effect" ]	[ "carry_out%2:36:00::" ]

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