Word: insists
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Cobb) walks a plain and rather prim young housewife (Joanne Woodward) who complains of blinding headaches and "spells." After a few talks with the doctor, she feels some relief. Then one day, months later, her husband (David Wayne) finds the bedroom strewn with flashy clothes which she insists she did not buy; but the people at the store, who know her well, insist she did. Back to the doctor, who begins to suspect that there is more to Eve White than meets...
...Assistant Attorney General Victor Hansen, is one thing Du Pont would probably agree to: a permanent, nonvoting trust for Du Pont's 64 million G.M. shares. This, Du Pont hoped, would remove control without forcing the company to get rid of its stock. Instead, said Hansen, Justice will insist on complete divestiture of a stock package worth $2.7 billion at current market prices...
...other hand, says Woodring, critics who would correct these faults by turning back the clock are as badly mistaken as those who insist that all goes well with the school. True enough, "the classic thesis has many of the essential characteristics of a sound philosophy of education; yet, in a very real sense, it has failed to meet the challenge of the 20th century. It either could not, or did not, effectively cope with the problems presented by the extension of universal public education up through the high school. By ignoring all psychological findings regarding the nature of the learner...
...prosperity-plus-rebellion is that Batista and Castro supporters agree on many economic issues. Though the men who drop the bombs are often wild young radicals, the brains and money behind the movement come from a group of conservative business and professional men. They want free elections, but insist they intend no swing toward the left. Said one such Castro supporter: "This year I have earned more money than ever before in my life. This has left my mind at ease so I could concentrate on my revolutionary work...
...often they are required to refrain from sexual intercourse while a batch is being run, and women may be kept at a distance. In some tribes the work must be finished before the sun reaches the zenith (or interrupted then). Many refuse to put new curare into old bottles, insist on new containers (gourds, bamboo sections or earthenware jars...