Word: enormouse
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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The blue eyes were ice cold. The voice, normally subdued, even soporific, was suddenly brittle. Not since John Kennedy assailed steel-industry leaders 15 years ago* for abruptly raising prices had an American President so harshly attacked a band of business executives. Jimmy Carter accused U.S. oil companies of seeking...
Economists traditionally assume that people want material goods and that each individual will do whatever is necessary to achieve this. Refining this premise is the basis for much of the development of economic theory, resulting in enormous advances in our ability to understand social phenomena and history. Consequently, economics established...
Prior to the war, golf was still largely the sport of Scottish emigres and well-to-do American dilettantes, but in 1947 Crosby inaugurated his tournament and thanks to the enormous popularity of its host, the event was instrumental in fostering the post-war golf boom. In 1971 over 24...
Peter Dobereiner, in recounting Crosby's exploit, wrote: "Stepping onto that tee, with the ocean crashing against the rocks below and the sea lions honking derision, the golfer is a tumult of emotions. Fear, awe, admiration and indecision fight for supremacy...Nowhere is he offered the chance of a richer...
Among the rewards of being a physician Ebert noted the "substantial" pay, the intellectual satisfaction of working in biological science, and the enormous "spiritual and emotional reward" of helping people.