Word: demanding
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...specific ideas remain for the moment as uncertain as Nixon's. Nevertheless, Ted Kennedy has made large promises that go beyond the technical confines of his new post. He has pledged to promote an independent Democratic program. He vows that the Senate "must be made responsive to the demand of the people for institutions that are more relevant." How close he comes to fulfilling these self-imposed demands will be an absorbing subject not only for his fellow legislators and the new President, but above all for millions of Americans who are fascinated by the indomitable Kennedy legend...
...abundance of information that is available from student answers to those 283 searching questions should help college administrators estimate future needs for faculty and facilities. It will also help in the design of courses that will be responsive to what a new crop of students is likely to demand...
...study of 2,000 men who lived for up to two years on specially prepared foods. One thing that the Cleveland test proved was that the U.S. food industry has no difficulty in preparing such foods, and can certainly do so at a profit, provided there is sufficient consumer demand. It also proved that the diet was effective in lowering the men's blood levels of cholesterol-generally accepted as an index of potential damage to coronary arteries and therefore of the risk of heart attacks...
...didn't just ask people to use sterilized water," he points out. "We cleaned it up for them." If the FDA would lift what Stamler calls its "ridiculous restrictions" on labeling, he believes, food processors would soon be making polyunsaturated foods-even hot dogs-to meet public demand...
...supply-currency, plus checking accounts and time deposits in the nation's 14,000 commercial banks-needs to expand as population and production grow. The Federal Reserve Board controls the expansion, largely by buying or selling Government bonds. In the process, it makes adjustments for peak periods of demand, such as the Christmas shopping season, or times when the Treasury must borrow heavily to finance budget deficits. In addition, the Federal Reserve tries to use its monetary powers to moderate the ups and downs of U.S. business. But Friedman says that the board repeatedly errs in the rate...