Word: accept
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...that subject. Central concern of such arguments, unfortunately, is not what the student needs for a good education (though certainly such a motivation does play a role), but the interests of the department: Can we require fewer courses in our department than others require in their departments? Can we accept the fact that our discipline plays a less essential role in education than others...
Every private club in the U.S. has the right to accept or reject an applicant for membership. No membership committee needs to explain or apologize for its decisions...
...Nigeria, Prime Minister Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, wincing at accusations that he is a British stooge, canceled an Anglo-Nigerian defense pact that many fiery patriots considered an infringement of the nation's new sovereignty. The treaty, which Nigeria had to accept when it won independence in October 1960, gave the Royal Air Force base facilities and freedom to fly over Nigerian territory at any time. It was a vexing contract that Sir Abubakar's friends as well as enemies have sharply criticized; henceforth, Britain must apply in advance for specific military privileges, each time negotiate with...
...Yankee Slugger Roger Maris turned up in Rochester, N.Y., to accept the $10,000 S. Rae Hickok belt, awarded annually to the Professional Athlete of the Year. Maris would not say what he plans to do with the belt-but its 2¾ lbs. of gold and 27 diamonds should keep him in hamburgers until he gets around to signing his 1962 Yankee contract...
...comedy-which Aaron solemnly neglects-in the cultural shenanigans of the period. There was high irony in the complaints by the party about its flighty fellow travelers; it had corralled a mob of high-strung writers and complained because they would not become party hacks. The rebels would not "accept discipline"; they were full of "bourgeois illusions," "neuroses" and other grave crimes...