Word: insistence
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...fascist, De Gaulle is beyond question an authoritarian prepared to demand vast emergency powers as Franklin Roosevelt once did. He has insisted that he would never again accept a ''temporary magistrature." Before he would consent to return to power, the National Assembly would have to agree to send itself on "permanent vacation," give De Gaulle a free hand until a new French constitution could be written. Under the new constitution, as De Gaulle envisages it, France would no longer be ruled by a single house of Parliament. (The French Senate is as meaningless as Britain's House...
...Hampshire last week, Acheson drew on his knowledge of diplomatic history and his own experiences as Secretary of State, argued effectively against the hand-wringers of his own party (including his longtime friend and State Department key man, George Kennan) who insist on the international summit conference even if held on propaganda-serving Soviet terms...
Another rule: no more than 72-lb. test line for anglers who weigh under 200 Ibs.; no more than null test line for the heavyweights. Gifford has nothing but explosive contempt for "muscleheads" who insist on fishing for saltwater monsters with "rope." He explains, between oaths: "Most fishermen aren't strong enough to handle 39-thread (130-lb. test line) and keep pressure on a fish. I've seen them taken off the boat dead or go back home and die of a heart attack. Secondly, rope doesn't give the fish a fair chance...
...small lines around the world also pose serious questions of efficiency. While many of the lines were set up-and fly-with the help of established carriers, most nations insist, for nationalistic reasons, on filling at least 50% of all air-crew jobs with their own men. Many of the native flyers do not yet have the training for the job. One U.S. captain for Saudi Arabian Airlines reports that his invariable instruction to his Arab copilot is "Don't touch anything." Indonesia's ambitious (39 planes) Garuda airline is in serious trouble since it fired all Dutch...
...those who insist on staying in the blue-chip game, the problem can only get worse-and in so doing, may help solve itself. With the new jets costing around $5,000,000 apiece, the international airline business will soon get so expensive that few of the small newcomers will be able to afford the heavy losses of competition in return for the hollow luxury of showing their flags to blase travelers at the world's airports...