Word: cite
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...people in general, when thinking of a great military victory or drive, immediately think of the "fame-drenched" Marine Corps? We can cite quite a few examples where the "leathernecks" (here in Korea) would have been at a loss without the help of the Army or Navy or Air Force. They haven't done any better than the rest of the line troops...
...constitutional question was arguable. Historians could and did cite numerous precedents for almost unlimited presidential powers in an emergency. But there was an obvious difference between sending a few ships to squash the Barbary pirates in 1802 and figuring on sending perhaps eight divisions of U.S. troops to encamp more or less permanently in Europe. Such action, based on last month's Brussels agreement (which the Senate had never been asked to approve), was in fact a drastic phase of far-reaching and brand-new national policy...
Whatever the reasons may be, there is now no official ruling against colleges going out and buying football players. In the light of this situation it is well to cite the case of one Southern school, a member of the group, and a representative of the anti-Sanity movement...
Fifth and most refined we have the room-mate expert or phony reference ploy. Almost everybody sooner or later comes to a point in an examination where he ought to cite a reference. Of course, if he comes upon the rare occasion where he knows the name of a book, then all is fine. He just states the reference thusly "As Professor Banana says on page 207 of his work, 'The Dynamics of Idiocy.'" It really doesn't make any difference whether the page number is right--the grader certainly won't look it up. As a matter of fact...
When you don't know who thought of an idea, it is best to use a fictitious expert, preferably a roommate or something like that. Room-mates usually have names which sound familiar and graders can often be fooled into thinking they are really experts. You can even cite an unpublished work, like your room-mate's thesis, to back you up. It is one of the best reasons for having a room-mate...