Word: complain
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...married people who work together complain about spending so much time together," notes Charles Bronson, who is now making his fourth movie in 14 months with Wife Jill Ireland. "But Jill and I still don't seem to have enough time with each other...
...Critics complain that Engman's emphasis on antitrust may mire the FTC in years of litigation, to the detriment of its consumer watchdog activities. But defenders of his legal activism point to the fact that for the first time in years, top law-school graduates are seeking jobs at the FTC. One current question in Washington is how long Engman will be there to lead them. It would be no surprise to some Engman watchers if, when Michigan Democratic Senator Philip Hart retires after his current term, Native Son Engman tries for his seat...
...long-term care field to assure the consumer a quality product. The elderly consumer often is in no position to choose among competing providers. Choices are made by some third party, who then also pays the bill. Faced with a consumer who is in no position to complain or to reverse his or her decision, the provider has an incentive of sorts to cut corners on services to make bigger profits...
According to most reports, the administration of South Viet Nam is completely dominated by the North Vietnamese. So many bureaucrats have apparently left Hanoi for posts in the South that journalists in North Viet Nam's capital complain that many of their best sources are now in Saigon. Despite the influx of cadres from the North, Saigon's new rulers have problems running the city. Banks remain closed, the telephone system is hi chaos, and some offices remain unstaffed...
...dollar against the franc. This argument, of course, overlooks two screamingly obvious facts: a quintupling of oil prices since October 1973 has left the OPEC nations far ahead of the game, and the oil price boosts have mightily helped to fan the Western inflation about which they complain. Indeed, OPEC's plans reflect raw economic power; given their control of 68% of the world's proven oil reserves, the nations in the cartel can set prices just about anywhere they choose...