Word: guess
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...MacArthur observed, had made possible the military threat of a "double envelopment" of Japan. There was no evidence of an impending Soviet attack. If it came, it could only precipitate, or be part of, the world's worst war. But the business of a commander is not to guess whether a potential enemy intends to attack but to estimate, his ability to attack successfully...
...went to Cambridge on a research fellowship and remained there until President Jordan flew across last spring and asked me to come to Harvard . . . Well, I guess that is about...
Actually, when it comes to giving a girl a Christmas gift your guess is as good as hers. An informal poll of local womens' colleges showed that, to a girl, they prefer their presents to be secrets until Christmas morning. That decision bolsters any Yuletime sentimentality which might be slipping, and tosses the problem right back into the means hands. You could always give up without a fight and ask her roommate or best friend--who probably has inside information about what she wants anyway--to do the job of shopping for you. That's the 97-pound-weakling approach...
Department store executives in the know have issued one caution this Christmas. If possible, don't guess her size. They've found from experience that men who persuade salesgirls to model their purchase "Because she's just your size" are apt to underestimate their lady's weight by a healthy five or ten pounds...
...insulin selling in Washington, D.C. for $1.65 is priced at absolute wholesale. (Obviously, this sacrificed profit must be regained elsewhere; my guess is that it's in the prescription department...