Sentence:  It may <WSD>be</WSD> , of course , that such objectives can be pursued consisently with a policy designed to overthrow Communism ; my point is that where conflicts arise they must always be resolved in favor of achieving the indispensable condition for a tolerant world - the absence of Soviet Communist power . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  happen, occur, take place; this was during the visit to my parents' house"