Word: insists
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Some hanging experts insist that "High Hangman" Berry's table still stands; current British Hangman Al bert Pierrepoint lets his judgment be guided by imponderables, e.g., age, bone structure...
...working journalist is usually innately shy about being interviewed himself. When we turn the tables on him, some curious things are likely to happen. The reporter being interviewed may get edgy and commit the sin he hates most; ask to read, i.e., censor, the finished copy. Or he may insist on putting the best part of what he says "off the record." Or, a brilliant questioner himself, he may be struck dumb at being interviewed. By and large, however, most newsmen have the good grace to laugh at such inhibitions when our reporters point out the irony...
What does hi-fi mean in the home? Manufacturers are mass-producing record players which they label hifi, to the indignation of dedicated audio fans, who insist on buying components separately (the fanciest equipment stores feature elaborate switching panels, so that customers can compare components on the spot). It is next to impossible, the dedicated argue, to buy a real high-fidelity rig in one box-the limited speaker enclosure will probably cause a booming bass or fuzzy drum rolls, and up to half of the price goes for cabinetry instead of equipment. The best buys among the package units...
...obstacle looms. The Indians and Pakistanis may spurn ghee produced by American Holsteins and insist on good old water-buffalo ghee. But this need not daunt the Department of Agriculture. It can import water buffalo, fill the Wisconsin and Minnesota lake regions with them, get the 4-H Clubs leaping with water-buffalo milk-yield contests, buy the surplus milk, and turn out ghee just like Mother India used to make...
...warning is in order. While we would like to see Lamont open long enough to suit every student's convenience, we realize that economy is also necessary to keep tuition low. But economy must be balanced against education; extra hours must not be sacrificed to budgetary demands. We must insist that Sunday hours at Lamont be retained and freshmen be provided with study space in the evening. If an adequate study hall cannot be procured, the University must keep Lamont open in the evening, expensive...