Word: defective
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...weeks ago, Ernie applied for duty with the Coast Guard but was rejected for a minor eye defect. As he was leaving the recruiting station, he met a Commander in the Navy who took a real interest in his troubles. A short discussion followed and the Commander secured permission for him to ship on the City of Flint, a ship already famous from a brush with the Nazis. At present Ernie is remaining at work and expects to be called with in the next few days...
...dark; some of them had proved it by wrecking cars. "Most of the men," said the investigators, "ate the ordinary Army food and therefore had plenty of vitamins in their diet." Thorough eye examinations were given to 42 of the men; only one had a physical eye defect that caused his night blindness...
Dysphonia, or voice defect, is generally a psychological ailment, although it may be caused by disease of the larynx. It often occurs in frightened opera singers or public speakers, and requires psychiatric treatment...
...underemphasis of the lack of planning and of long-range goals, implicit in the Administration's experimental attitude. It is true that he admits "the developmental implications of the various measures fly off at tangents--often in contradiction to one another." But he tends to pass off this defect a little too lightly. He agrees that "we must adopt a more explicit plan," but he doesn't consider the possible conflicts between his deflation of ideals and the development of long-range objectives...
...nurse's question made Rebecca West remember that the word "idiot" comes from a Greek root meaning a private person, and that idiocy is a "female defect" of women intent on leading their own lives...