Word: complaining
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Shared Joy. But the fighting did not immediately end. Clandestine radio calls testified to rebel resistance in isolated areas, both in Budapest and the provinces. And after first announcing that resistance was being crushed, Kadar took to the air to complain of continuing opposition "which might even get the upper hand." The weight and power of the Soviet assault indicated the seriousness with which the Kremlin now regarded the situation...
...brighter side, an awareness seems to be growing that Uruguay's economic troubles are mainly homemade. Citizens complain about the ineffectuality of the nine-man governing council, sign petitions for a return to the presidential system. Disappointment at the red-ink record of the government in business is widespread. Says Juan Antonio Acuna, head of Uruguay's No. 1 non-Communist labor federation: "We are terrified when the state considers nationalizing another industry...
Spry old (77) Lord Beveridge, whose widely debated report of 1942 set Britain firmly on the path of womb-to-tomb social security, bounced briefly back into the limelight to complain to his fellow Liberals that the path to his own tomb is studded with inflationary obstacles these days. After retiring from his last government job, Beveridge had felt secure about having enough gold for his golden years: "I was able to take with me for superannuation enough pounds to feel fairly happy for my future. Now each of those pounds is worth six shillings, eight pence. Our plans...
...country are yet in a selling mood. As a San Francisco dealer said last week: "The less I sell, the better. There's a shortage of proper technicians to repair them, and I don't think the buyer is always happy with what he gets." Dealers complain that prices, including the standard $100 one-year service policy (v. $40 for black-and-white), are still too high, and retail markups are too low to justify aggressive advertising...
...whiskery on color sets. Color reception takes such keen tuning that many a would-be customer loses heart while the salesman fumbles. Moreover, color reception must be live to be good. In the West, where night network shows are often Kinescoped to meet the time differential, viewers complain that all the hues come out blue...