Word: bother
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...invasion of Costa Rica (TIME, Dec. 20) moved quietly through its second week, Costa Ricans relaxed. The invaders were going nowhere. The defending troops were deployed but had not yet launched a counterattack; it seemed unlikely that they would have to bother...
...what part of the story wasn't true. "Oh, that stuff about me getting some money to pay somebody. That all came from the opposition, but I don't mind. Hell, when they (TIME Correspondent Jerry Hannifin) told me about doing a story, I said, 'Why bother about me? I'm a friend of the United States.' But they said they needed the story, so I said go ahead. Hell, that's a lotta propaganda - didn't cost me a penny...
...legitimate reason for crowding Generals right on top of vacation. The whole string of exams for all departments could be moved ahead four or five days, and still leave plenty of time for the subsequent paper work. The fact that examination schedules have already been posted will hardly bother hard-pressed seniors. Exams which are at the printers can have their date-lines changed. The only possible argument against switching the schedule is the standard one that students should keep up with their studies and avoid cramming before a test. In this case things just don't work out that...
...Soviets borrowed extensively from British, French, Swiss, and German law in formulating their own legal code, Berman continued. Therefore Soviet law curiously contains bourgeois terms such as contract and inheritance, even though its nature is decidedly socialistic. It does not bother with individual rights but has been set up as a means to administer the socialistic plan...
...hawk won't bother the owls, Griscom says--at least as long as the pigeons last...