Word: ad
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Government, to interpose his unassisted judgment in open meeting against that of such august figures as the Secretaries of State and Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff." At this point, the historian shades imperceptibly into the apologist, as Schlesinger writes: "The advocates of the adventure had a rhetorical ad vantage. They could strike virile poses and talk of tangible things-fire power, air strikes...
...would you like to do your husband a big favor?" cooed the radio ad. "It doesn't involve more cooking or housework." With that come-on, Pittsburgh's Dravo Corp. took into the kitchen its urgent plea for more engineers, draftsmen and designers: "Just mention Dravo to him when he gets home tonight...
Those who suggest that the reports be circulated only to the department chairmen present two arguments. They insist that ad hominem comments in the reports should not be published and also argue that department chairmen and members will tend to be less cooperative with the HPC if they know that the information may be made public...
James S. Ackerman, chairman of the Fine Arts Department, has attacked the design of the School of Education's new Larsen Hall and has suggested establishing an ad hoc committee of three specialists from other universities to advise the President and deans on architectural appointments...
...burlesque fixture who mostly just wanders around backstage, eyes staring ahead, his mind seeming little but a vast repository for tired dirty jokes, lips moving silently. But when the spotlight shines on him, he seems to draw the juice of life itself from it, speaking loud and clear, ad-libbing, coaxing laughs from the black beyond the footlights...