Word: accept
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...your college-acceptance article [May 7], the various young men you mentioned appeared much more eminently qualified than I am. I cannot conceive how Harvard and Swarthmore would accept me and not those others. But that is what they did. At Swarthmore I was told: "I don't want to hear about your grades, your College Boards, or your National Merit scores. Let's just find out what type of person you are." At the end of an hour we had discussed teen-age drinking, Viet Nam, the influence of Christianity on America, and the pennant race. Harvard...
...economic success of Japan today reminds many Asians of the pre-World War II build-up, and the less successful nations are both fearful and jealous of Japan's growing power. Their reluctance to accept Japanese leadership was subtly expressed when most governments politely rejected the Japanese peace corps proposal; it was expressed more dramatically when Japan began negotiations to establish diplomatic relations with Korea, and mobs rioted in Seoul for five days to protest President Chung Ree Park's friendly response...
Liquor stores and bars have begun to demand a Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverage Control Board Identification Certificate before they will serve marginally legitimate customers. The Certificates became available May 1 and already the Varsity Liquor Store will accept no other document as definitive proof...
...time the study was announced, the President told a news conference that an alternative to the present draft selection system would be to accept men on "an entirely voluntary basis in the next decade...
...only of law but survival. Passing cars often hit 100 m.p.h. Though Germans are quick to turn tourists in for traffic violations, the country is tolerant of Americans who commit "secondary" crimes, such as camping at unofficial sites. Germany is festooned with verboten signs, but the courts smilingly accept ignorance as an excuse-at least for Americans...