Word: admitting
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...British method, if brought off quickly, might have had more effect than many men of good will would care to admit. But in the end it encountered overriding objections, and the U.S. gained credit throughout the world for separating itself last week from the conduct of its oldest allies. For as a sovereign remedy, the peace of imposed power takes little account of the cries of the less strong, or the pleas of peoples aspiring to freedom...
...would particularly like the energetic young men, with a concern for their futures and slide rules in their pockets. He would look with approval on the student hurrying to his class on the ups and downs of the stock market and admit the social usefulness of the several courses in the humanities. The multitude of organizations and activities woud please Franklin, and the University's concern for students' spiritual welfare would recall his famous maxim "to imitate Jesus and Socrates...
...president of the Oklahoma City Council of Churches. His is one of six Negro congregations among the council's 55 churches. Integration suffered a setback in Philadelphia, where the Rev. David E. Gregory. 40, resigned as pastor of the New Berean Baptist Church when his congregation refused to admit Negroes to membership...
Except for his size, there is nothing small about brash, bouncy, blue-eyed, wisecracking Mike Todd. Confessing last week that Around the World had cost him $6,000,000, Showman Todd apologized, "I'm ashamed to admit it, it cost so little. Take The Ten Commandments. That cost $1,000,000 a commandment...
Importers admit that there is indeed some risk involved with Middle East oil. However, they argue that, short of actual war, the oil can be kept flowing. Furthermore, importers point out that to cut back oil imports now would be a damaging blow to their competitive position. Currently, some 20 companies are exploring around the world for oil. If U.S. markets are closed to them, it will not only slow down exploration, but it will also damage the overall position of the U.S. itself in future years when domestic markets are increasingly dependent on foreign oil supplies...