Word: complain
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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With so much to be thankful for, I feel like a real ingrate when I complain, because as I learned for my Hum 45 exam last week, all is for the best in this, the best of all possible worlds. Just ask Billy Cleary if you don't believe me--maybe he'll let you quote...
...Most people complain about the paper work only if they don't get a deer," says Frank Fennesz, 19, of Union City, as he hefts 113 Ibs. of venison-to-be back into the bed of his pickup. Fennesz's only complaint is the rainy weather, not be cause he minds getting wet but because rain turns dry, rustling leaves into a soundless carpet of mush. "If you don't see the deer, you can't hear them in weather like this." Chatting with one an other as they stand around in the glare of headlights...
Like private industry, the private colleges also complain about the costs of compliance with Government regulations, which affect hiring, facilities for the handicapped, and other areas. The Library of Congress recently counted 439 federal statutory agencies with some jurisdiction over higher education...
...student, leisurely studying his notes, did not complain. "As a senior I really don't feel much tension--I just sit back and enjoy it," he said...
...stinging cold for 15 minutes before the bus came. It was crowded, but I managed to find a seat in the back. It was a good seat from which I could easily eavesdrop on four or five different conversations. For a while I listened to an elderly woman complain to the young man beside her about the constant snow. It was the worst winter she could remember, and today she was especially angry because the weather had forced her bridge club to cancel its weekly party...