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Word: cooker (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...problem and analyze it under non-exam conditions, his ability to exercise sound judgment in considering problems of social policy, his ability to communicate and reason orally, and his ability to work with other people. All of these are skills central to a lawyer's career. Moreover, this pressure-cooker form of evaluation is very unlike that which occurs after graduation. That evaluation--whether in a law firm, government, or teaching--takes place over time and is based on cumulative efforts...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Trouble With Grades | 3/1/1969 | See Source »

...meager living on a few square miles of sand somewhere in the Middle East. Ben Gurion successfully described the process of assimilating the diverse Jewish populations which came to live in Israel when he said, "It's not like a melting pot, it's more like a pressure-cooker." Visiting Israel, one can not help but experience the feeling of excitement and confidence which fills its streets today...

Author: By Stephen D. Lerner, | Title: Impressions from Israel | 8/11/1967 | See Source »

PORTRAIT OF WILLIE MAYS (ABC, 10-11 p.m.). The Giants' captain reminisces about last season's pressure-cooker finish and makes some predictions for 1967. Chris Schenkel narrates filmed moments of Mays at home and at play...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Listings: Apr. 7, 1967 | 4/7/1967 | See Source »

...inclined to see America as a nation of spoiled children. "Americans want immediate satisfaction," says Manhattan Psychologist Harold Greenwald. "The car buyer can't wait a week for his car." Says Manhattan Psychoanalyst Sandor Lorand: "Patience is just another quality Americans forfeit when they live in this pressure cooker. From the day the child starts school, he is under pressure. No wonder he grows up impatient-first with others, then with himself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: ON PATIENCE AS AN AMERICAN VIRTUE | 3/25/1966 | See Source »

...will be able to do a lot more with four new products that Ronson is bringing out this week. The four: a rotating electric hairbrush that massages as it grooms; a combination blender-cooker that whips up omelets or sauces; a butane-fired chafing dish; and a somewhat improved butane cigarette lighter, with the first do-it-yourself replaceable spark wheel. Such innovations are expected to help raise sales from last year's $69 million to $77 million in 1965. That's quite a bit for a company started 70 years ago by a tinkerer named Aronson...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Corporations: A Bit Much For a Lighter Company | 10/1/1965 | See Source »

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