Word: burden
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Serious Side. But he could also be deadly serious, and the burden of his message was that "the academic community is not entering into politics as much as it should." A student challenged him with the obvious question: "Aren't there enough professors around Kennedy?" Unruh grinned and stuck to his guns. "The academic world," he insisted, "is not giving us-the politicians-the solution to any of the pressing social problems, or if they are, they're not getting them across in a meaningful way." It is important, he said, "to have good liaison between the fountainhead...
After Entero-Vioform and bottled water, the U.S. tourist's surest solace the world over is probably Manhattan's 112-year-old American Express Co. For the timid traveler, Amexco's 392 offices in 33 countries will shoulder every burden, from interpreting to selecting sights. Helping tourists pays off: two weeks ago. President Howard L. Clark, 46, announced Amexco's eighth dividend increase (from 30? to 35? a quarter) in ten years. At heart, however, Amexco is not really a tourist agency but a bank. The cornerstone of its prosperity is a curious nest egg called...
...plight of the nation's airlines. Plagued by skyrocketing costs and too many empty seats, the country's trunk lines dropped over $35 million last year. Boyd's proposed cure: more mergers to create stronger companies. Said he: "It takes a big company to sustain the burden of keeping pace, when aircraft cost $5,000,000 to $6,000,000 apiece...
...rise in depreciation charges is not as much of a burden on U.S. business as it might appear. Because depreciation charges are technically a cost, they are also not taxable-which means they actually give a businessman extra cash to spend, save or invest as he pleases. Many economists, in fact, argue that a company's strength lies not just in its net profit, but in its "cash flow," which is net profit plus depreciation write-offs. On this basis, the health of U.S. corporations as a whole is considerably sturdier than their profits figures alone would indicate. Though...
...Bender. Harvard had not yet instituted the Allston Burr Senior Tutorships in the Houses, and so the administrative chores for the entire College were handled in University Hall. The load was not, as it is now, divided between the various House offices; and it naturally presented a formidable burden. Mr. Gill and the two other assistant deans each looked after slightly more than 1000 students. As Senior Tutor of Leverett, a position which he has held since 1955, he spends only slightly less time handling the concerns...