Word: gainful
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...example, assume that he had something specific in mind when he penned the generalization that "If efforts of older persons can be devoted to helping the young person to gain a feeling of continuity and meaning, his personality structure may be strengthened thereby". But whether or not this meant anything to Dr. Farnsworth, the words as they now stand mean nothing...
...upperclass years, Roosevelt ate at his various sophomore, junior, and "final" clubs--the Institute of 1770, the DKE, and the Fly. But he failed to gain election to the most elite club--the Porcellian--despite the fact that his cousin Theodore had been a member. A scandal involving one of his cousins may have hurt his chances. But whatever the reason for his rejection, it was a serious blow to him. Eleanor Roosevelt thought it gave him an inferiority complex and led him to become more democratic...
...billion. Between the two, Florida's investment in new construction will top $1 billion, the sixth straight yearly record. In the past two years, more than 1,000 manufacturers have built new plants or made major expansions, boosting Florida's manufacturing payroll by 8% v. the national gain...
...forever clear to the "irrational" deputies; and America's constant pressure be it at Saigon, Rabat, Suez, or Tunis may well lead to the end of N.A.T.O., which after all is more basic than Bourguiba's friendship. You cannot methodically torpedo your allies in order to gain new ones; and Suez has shown that Mr. Dulles, although very good at flushing France and Britain, is not quite so good in gaining neutral support. Thirdly we should like to question the sagacity of the shipment itself. For not only did the American arms shipments reveal to France the degree of support...
After discarding both introspection and scientific dissection to gain an understanding of the soul, Miller called for self-identification by location. "Neither measurement nor introspection can give the true measurement of man's worth," Miller commented, "Man knows himself by the company he keeps...