Word: admit
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Last week, charged with illegal entry and lodged in the Erie County Penitentiary near Buffalo, Peters went so far as to admit that his credentials were a bit "outdated," and that perhaps he had painted a rather "rosy picture" of his qualifications. Otherwise, he thought that all this fuss was really quite a bore. "It is," observed Mr. Peters, "making it incredibly difficult for me to live a useful life in the future...
...Gulp Hobby and Ambassador Clare Boothe Luce, one judge replied: "The capacity and intelligence of Mrs. Luce do not apply to the case of a Brazilian woman." In the end, the judges denied Maria Sandra's appeal. But friends in Parliament were trying to push through bills to admit women to the foreign service. The Foreign Office recommended to President Getulio Vargas that the ban against women be dropped, and allowed Maria Sandra to study at its special training school for diplomats (whose entrance exams she had passed with flying colors). Said she: "I am in love with...
Vembu refused to admit which Radcliffe students he knew...
...even the most rabid mass educator, the sight of five hundred heads bent low over an equal number of little blue books must seem a mildly appalling, impersonal way of testing knowledge. While the mass examination is thus an admitted evil, even its loudest enemies will admit that it is a necessary evil for a large University. But if the University cannot rid itself of the exam system, it should, without sacrificing the content of the tests, try to make the ordeal as easy as possible...
...Milan's influential Corriere della Sera: "A vibrant success . . . Menotti is an artist of tradition, a most Italian artist." Said Menotti: "Well, the reviews weren't all good, but the good ones were real raves-the first I've gotten in Italy. I must admit it feels wonderful...