Word: correctible
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...there are gross inequalities within a state as well as between states." Some school districts get as much as two-thirds of their support from state aid; others get as little as 6%. The disparity frequently bears no relation to need. Conant proposes that costs be spread statewide to correct local inequities. He would equalize opportunity nationally by returning part of federal income taxes to the states for school use "as each sees...
...expert on sprinting techniques who has written books on the subject and coached three previous world record holders (Harold Davis, Ray Norton and Dennis Johnson), Winter concedes that Smith is still only a mediocre starter-"he used to be terrible"-a weakness that Bud is trying hard to correct. To improve Tommie's drive off the blocks, Winter makes him practice starts in a gymnastic belt equipped with reins that the coach hangs onto for dear life. He has to. "Tommie is getting so he can drag me right down the track," says Winter. He also...
...destitute. Cloud-borne, the answer descends heavily from the grid. The goddess Diana (Anthony Fingleton) has landed in Beotia. As it turns out, the goddess of chastity, and the moon ("Would you like to see why?"), can't find any takers on Olympus. She's come to earth to correct all that. "People," she sings philosophically, "are better than nothing...
When Bohlen left Moscow in 1957, Khrushchev said to him, "We like competent ambassadors who know how to give correct appraisals to their government." Premier Bulganin was a little less reserved. "We do not understand why they are taking you from us," he complained...
...blocked the part of the brain which controls speech and then flashed pictures in front of the patients. They said later that they had recognized the objects perfectly but had struggled unsuccessfully to find the correct word...