Word: faults
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Montreal, where the four surviving quints, Yvonne, Annette, Marie and Cecile, are living (Emilie died in 1954), Papa Dionne's statement set off a flurry of explanations. "We sent a Christmas card," snapped Yvonne. "Is it our fault if they didn't get it?" Later it was reported that the quints had intended all along to go home for New Year's, the traditional French-Canadian day for giftgiving. Finally, the sisters' financial adviser, Lawrence Edwards, of the Guaranty Trust Co. of Canada, offered a fuller explanation. "For the first time in their lives, the quints...
...driver of the truck admitted that the accident was his fault; he was indicted for involuntary manslaughter and reckless driving...
...Moslems. France has done great things for the Algerian people in public health and economic development; yet nearly 1,000,000 are unemployed, and only one in five of their children can go to school. The Algerians suffer from bitter poverty (which is not necessarily France's fault) and bitter discrimination (which they do blame on the French...
...because Santa is a regular sport, it seems about time to draw up our list of Wishes That Oughta Be: Naturally, all of them will come true since everyone-coaches, players, even the referees--have been good fellows this season. And if they don't, it's obviously the fault of the bad boys over in the HAA who somehow made a stow with those football tickets...
...principal fault of American education is its failure to allow the best teachers to dominate the field," Mr. Horton said. "Although many college graduates are interested in teaching, they are discouraged by poor opportunities for advancement and low salaries...