Word: informant
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...week. If he applies for a car loan, his banker will have to tell him that the true interest rate is about dou ble the 6% or so that the bank may have been advertising. If he uses a de partment store revolving-credit plan, his next bill will inform him that the 1½%-a-month interest charged on his unpaid balance works out to a yearly interest charge...
...best credit terms avail able. Regulation "Z" also strikes an in direct blow at credit rackets. Some home-repair contractors, electricians, plumbers and even morticians have customarily required that the customer sign an agreement giving the creditor a lien on his home. Now the creditor must not only inform the consumer that there is such a lien but give him three business days after signing to think over the deal and cancel it if he chooses - a requirement that could create an awkward situation for morticians. "Z" will especially affect newspaper advertising...
...students likely to enroll in your course, then secure a room capable of holding two-thirds that quantity. Don't attempt to substitute guesswork for arithmetic here, as a larger room will make students feel too important, and a smaller one may drive them away. At the first meeting, inform your overflow crowd that it will be possible to admit only a small fraction thereof; then ask each applicant to submit a brief autobiography plus a 25-word statement on the subject "Why I'm anxious to take this course...
...Committee will probably not be able to inform all the students involved about the findings before the weekend, Heimert said, because of the difficulty of sending out so many letters and of preparing for the Faculty meeting...
...common to most knowledge worthy of transmission. We do believe that the misuse of science merits more attention than it has received. Many of us are working to remedy this failure. Scientists cannot be oblivious to the possible implications of their research. Indeed, they have a special obligation to inform themselves and the public of these implications...