Word: erraticism
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In this grim little first novel by a 23-year-old Yorkshireman, Budgie is befriended by a 14-year-old boy and his dog Nightpoodle, by a girl who has two distinct personalities (a waif named Wendy and a whore called Olga), and by an erratic young painter. Each of...
The signals that emanate from Peking are erratic, vague and contradictory. But they hint that after the long isolation and xenophobia of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, China is beginning to take notice of the outside world again. For two years, shrill Maoist Red Guardism ruled, and China seemed almost...
Erratic Swings. In Friedman's view, the Government has repeatedly misused its two chief weapons against recessions and inflation: fiscal and monetary policies. He contends that the Keynesians rely too much on fiscal regulators-that is, on changes in taxes and federal spending. Consequently, they underrate the influence of...
Beyond that, much of the interior was unfinished. Hallways were cluttered with unpacked cartons; in some staterooms, naked bulbs dangled from wires, handles and racks fell off in passengers' hands, and plumbing and soundproofing were erratic. Though some of the finished public rooms were beautifully furnished in suede and...
The Privileged Customer. Erratic manufacturing quality control and increasingly complex parts result in cars that break down far too often. The price of replacement parts rose 52% from 1960 to 1967. At last week's hearing, the Senators were particularly disturbed by the discrepancy between prices for work covered...