Word: correcting
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...words "yes" and "no." When a witness or Senator does answer questions in an affirmative or negative spirit, it is always with some elaboration of the simple one syllable answer. Several phrases serve for "yes." One witness might reply with a string of "that is correct"s, sprinkling a few "that is right"s in as conservational spice. Mr. Wclch once raised himself above the Senatorial herd by making it "that is precisely right...
Ferguson was will known for a theory of Greek history called "Ferguson's Law," originally presented in his graduate thesis at Cornell University in 1898. This theory, proved correct by later discoveries, provided a revised chronology for some 300 years of Greek history...
...security cases. All officials discharged would be lumped together under one category such as "Reduction in Force." Finally the criteria of "loyalty" and "security" would be abolished for the less incriminating term, "government interest." The secrecy involved in this type of method is no substitute, however, for a correct observance of the rights of men under investigation. With no recourse to appeal, arbitrary discharge could result, while judging an employee on the question of whether he conforms to the ambiguous term, "government interest," could easily lead to thought control in the Civil Service. And firing the man who is late...
...Martin and Izzy over to the house and let them read this letter. Tell them I will not pass the data on to any other radio or news person. The story that is developing will be one of the biggest of the year if what I suspect is correct...
...stated its unanimous opposition to the initiation by the U.S. of a crash program of the kind we had been asked to advise on ... I think I am correct in asserting that the unanimous opposition we expressed to the crash program was based on the conviction, to which technical considerations as well as others contributed, that because of our overall situation at that time such a program might weaken rather than strengthen the position of the U.S. ... I never urged anyone not to work on the hydrogen-bomb project...