Word: complain
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...colleges as a result complain of "ghost" applications --from students not intending to attend, but who are seeking only an insurance acceptance. Still, it seems only fair that the colleges themselves should assume responsibility for their own problem. A College Board Entrance Examination official has likened the situation to a marriage. While both parties may be willing, someone has got to propose." The colleges, since they are not bashful in their courting, should at least continue so make the initial advances...
...making any recommendations to the Eastern Association of Intercollegiate Football Officials about the outcome of the game. I only want to complain about careless officiating," he continued...
...briefed them on Soviet striking forces and on his defense mission, showed them a jet scramble. He notified the public of extra flight activities, spoke at civic clubs, showed groups around the base. Soon, Madison changed its mind about the Air Force. Said one elderly resident, formerly quick to complain when awakened at night by the banshee shriek of a scrambling...
...maritime program works, it may go a long way toward preserving the essentially private character of the U.S. merchant marine, while at the same time broadening the scope of Government aid to a badly distressed industry. Some critics may complain that an annual outlay of $174 million is too costly a subidy. But the U.S. needs a strong merchant marine both in peace and war. The current program seems a relatively cheap price...
...proportion to their success in meeting companionable girls. This way, a man who ended the evening having dated a charming delight would bear a large share of the dance's expense, while his less fortunate brother, winding up with a lackluster Miss or perhaps just a straight tie, could complain only of a wasted evening--not an expensive one. Also, the Radcliffe introductions would have no taint of official rate-setting. With the Pay As You Go Plan the Key can make its needed money most painlessly--by heartfelt donations, rather than grumbling admission fees...