Word: elicit
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...will know the Class of '40 any better any better in 1971 than now. The passage of time will only dim his memory, cloud his recollection of passing acquaintances and faces, so that the name of his classmate down the hall in his House, appearing on the ballot, will elicit an apologetic: "Oh yes, don't remember exactly who he is but guess he was a good...
Calls to the committee revealed that the anonymous writer was "a reputable member of the faculty," but failed to elicit his name. It appeared to be another chapter in a familiar story; unsubstantiated charges lodged by a man freed from libel by Congressional immunity...
...position, in capsule form, is this: under existing law, all suspects have an absolute right to refuse to answer incriminating questions; they ought to be effectively advised of this right and the consequences of its waiver; the police, whose function it is to elicit incriminating answers, should not be entrusted with the responsibility of advising suspects of their right not to give such answers...
...manufacturing, are urging industrial countries to set up plants in Singapore and buy its products. If the switch fails, says Defense Minister Goh Keng Swee, "it's a certain deduction that the Communists will eventually win power by free elections"-a statement that is clearly made to elicit help and sympathy from...
...Bill Don Moyers, "The Young Man Next to the President" [Oct. 29]. He is a symbol of a rising and brilliant generation of young people. In my long years of lecturing and teaching, I have urged parents to save their "best boys" for political vocations. Moyers will not only elicit the admiration and confidence of young people but also attract them to responsible political posts in the Government...