Word: lest
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Lest anyone think he had succumbed to uncharacteristic modesty, he added: "What has been overlooked is the tremendous job I did from July 1962 through December 1963. I saved the business. Somebody asked me, was I prepared for the revolt? Was the captain of the Titanic prepared for hitting the iceberg? I am gratified to have been able to make a contribution to Curtis during some of its most difficult hours. It is in the best interests of all that Curtis now be given the time without harassment to continue to improve its magazines and market them more effectively...
Amid all this ritualistic anti-Americanism came a surprising grace note. Meeting in the Mauritanian capital of Nouakchott, 13 former French colonies formed the Commune Africaine et Malgache and roundly condemned interference by anybody-notably including other Africans-in the internal affairs of other African states. Lest there be any doubt what they meant, they "solemnly affirmed the urgent necessity to bring peace to Congo-Leopoldville and aid to its legal government." It was the first kind African word for Moise Tshombe in a long time...
Henceforth, decreed Assistant Display Advertising Manager Marvin Reimer, 52, the Times will reject all copy or pictures dealing with "burlesque, bust measurements, couples in bed, excessive cleavage, horizontal embrace, nude figures or silhouettes, nymphomania, promotional use of the word 'sin,' vulgar anatomical displays." Lest that list missed anything, Reimer also embargoed "violations of normal moral standards...
...lest you turn to your roommate too quickly, we must remind you of one thing. Your choice of whom to ask pretty much determines the answer you'll get. So to save you from the limits of your own particular parochialism, we now bring you several explanations of The Harvard Malaise, as seen by the different departments...
...some outsiders, particularly on Capitol Hill, McNamara's dominance over the J.C.S. seems a cause for concern. Where once they worried that the J.C.S. might become so powerful as to be a sort of "Prussian General Staff," they now fret lest the Chiefs become too subservient to the civilians. But the fact remains that under McNamara the nation's military power has grown as never before-with less waste of money and with less energy expended in futile interservice and military-civilian fights. McNamara's new team of military managers seems likely to flourish in that fashion...