Word: acceptably
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...went on and told you that he could not in good conscience accept his draft call, what would...
During the three years of the Lindsay administration, welfare rolls have risen by 40%, to a point where almost 1,000,000 people (1 out of 8 New Yorkers) are on relief. Some city officials would accept Richard Nixon's argument that welfare payments across the country should be standardized...
...boost over two years-not because it was too little, but because the firemen would be getting as much. The policemen protested that they should receive more because of the greater hazards of the job. Renewing an old status rivalry, the firemen declared that they would accept not a penny less. The garbagemen, by contrast, have accepted their contract. Some other city unions urged the Mayor to hold tight, saying they would have to reopen their contracts if the police received an added sweetener. And 40,000 more public service employees threatened to strike for equal treatment when their contracts...
...Against. For Thieu, the rumors that a settlement was closer created other worries. He believes that now is the time to pressure the enemy rather than concede anything, but he is being forced to accept the reality of the peace drive. There were reports of a new Buddhist-led peace movement, and he was likely to be the target...
Instead of chasing every available federal research dollar, the report suggests, the university should look inward and accept only those projects that will directly relate to its own goals. As part of an involvement in pragmatic off-campus problems, the report proposes that the university enter into contracts with private industry in order to introduce new ideas and inventions, such as new ways to dispose of industrial wastes. The university would supply the expertise, while the company would offer its management savvy and resources. Once an innovation was shown to be feasible, the university could move on to another company...