Word: frayed
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Disgruntled Cliffies argue that unless they are welcomed to events such as the Princeton basketball fray, they cannot be expected to cultivate any enthusiasm for less spectacular exhibitions. However, the IAB has only 1500 seats, and when Bradley comes to town, there isn't enough room even for the men. Miss Paget, Coordinator of Recreational Activities for Radcliffe, admits that she would give priority to women undergraduates if comparable circumstances obtained at a Radcliffe event...
...other economists leaped into the fray, blasting the "cult of the plan," and insisting that plant managers be given more autonomy. The eminent Nemchinov himself, fast going blind and nearing the end of his life (he died last October at the age of 70), called for something very close to a state-owned market economy. Planning decrees would be replaced by contracts between enterprises and the government, with the lowest bidder getting a particular job-and setting its prices as a result...
Frei (pronounced fray) had no illusions. "The facts cannot be cloaked," he said. Chile's foreign debt is $2.3 billion, with amortization and interest alone swallowing 50% of export earnings. Gold and dollar reserves are down to a scant $160 million. And then there is inflation. "My great enemy," groans Frei. "From last November to this November it climbed 47%. This cannot...
...officials in Saigon and Washington claimed that Khanh was only ducking out of the fray to let things cool off, could well re-emerge in a dominant role. After maintaining official silence all week, Secretary of State Dean Rusk said he did not know when Khanh would return to duty, he added that, in his view, Oanh's appointment "does not represent a major change in the Viet Nam government...
...group will attempt to get the Legislature in 1962 decision ordering the construction of three underpasses along the Drive. Since Bernays entered the fray last year, widespread public opinion has been mobilized in opposition to the construction...