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Hifzi's has for the most part garnered clientele by word of mouth, and the printed testimonials of his customers are merely a less haphazard continuation of this same approach. The auto repair business enjoys a growing reputation for monumental rip-offs, and if the remarks of Hifzi's customers are found credible, the ad may be seen as something closer to a public service announcement than just another BIG HYPE...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WHO PAYS? | 3/3/1972 | See Source »

...science book lying on a second-grade windowsill, for instance, the card asks: "Do you think our tree is a red maple tree? Look at the leaf on page 11 and sign your name under yes or no." Despite the appearance of chaos "the structure is far from haphazard," Mrs. Weber says. "It comes from what you decide to put in the classroom and how it's laid...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Sober Chaos | 1/3/1972 | See Source »

Cisco Pike has the mismatched, haphazard look of a film that was toyed around with in the editing. It is almost as if someone struggled to keep it in a mold that Norton was trying to break...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Scuffling on the Fringes | 12/6/1971 | See Source »

...have too much knowledge about the U.N., and are not too conversant with the new situation that has risen in the U.N. We must be very cautious. This does not mean, however, that we do not have self-confidence. It means that we must not be indiscreet and haphazard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World: The Madison Avenue Maoists | 11/22/1971 | See Source »

...this haphazard world we are killing ourselves and each other. It would be worth sacrificing the pleasant illusion of freedom if we could be assured that nobody would be using his "freedom" to kill other human beings who somehow couldn't manage the "freedom" to stay alive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Oct. 11, 1971 | 10/11/1971 | See Source »

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