Word: factors
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Thank God that age was not a deciding factor in keeping the following patriots from public service during our struggle for independence: in 1776 Patrick Henry was 40, Thomas Paine was 39, Thomas Jefferson was 33, John Jay was 31, James Madison was 25, and Alexander Hamilton...
...Line. The biggest factor was Jack Kennedy himself. His easy manner, serious speeches and kinetic charm, his decision to fight out the religion issue, and even his Harvard accent-all won respect and votes...
Marriage is a factor. Only 7% of the people without a wife or husband continued to have sexual relations in old age. The social and legal barriers in the way of obtaining a partner were too great. But 54% of the married people still had sexual intercourse, varying from six times a year to three times a week...
...crucial factor turned out to be stress. The college men were almost all fourth-generation Americans from substantial middle-class families. They had adjusted without much difficulty to the life expected of them as adults. The high school graduates, on the other hand, were the sons or grandsons of immigrants, were raised in poorer families, had to cope with considerably more adolescent problems than the college men. They married earlier, had more domestic problems, more financial worries, embarked on more home do-it-yourself projects. Finally, they faced an unfamiliar life in a big corporation in which they struggled hard...
...economy, which had not seemed sure of where it was going, last week showed signs of making up its mind. The deciding factor was the U.S. consumer, who has not shared the gloom that enshrouds many businessmen. Said the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in its business review: "Consumer purchasing, in particular, brought a breath of springtime to businessmen...