Word: musts
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Having been asked for advice, the ministers spoke frankly. Said Missionary E. Stanley Jones: "A doctor must train . . . spiritually as well as physically . . . Fifty percent of sick persons need prayer more than pills, aspiration more than aspirin, meditation more than medication...
...newspaper readers suspect how much headwork goes into headlines. A head must do more than nutshell the news and lure the reader into the story. First & foremost, it must "count," which means that the type must fit an allotted space. Hemmed in by columns, the copydesker spends his life finding short words like "nips" for long ones like "arrests...
...understandable, applicable and bright." The man who keeps them that way is tall (6 ft. 3 in.), red-mustached William Bernard Murphy, 53, copydesk chief. A paper like the Daily News is only as good as its copy desk, and the desk is as good as its chief, who must combine speed, accuracy, zeal, bad temper, and a quick eye on guard for double meanings...
McDonald stressed that the program must guarantee the absence of pressure or control on the part of the federal government on either student or college. It should be administered by state committees free from political interest. The only criterion in awarding scholarships must be ability, McDonald added. Safeguards would have to be employed against discrimination and the use of funds toward purposes other than originally intended...
Owls are supposed to be the wisest of birds, and the one who took up residence in a Yard treetop over a week ago must be having a good sagacious laugh. No example of the species Scotiaptex Nebulosa, or for that matter no example of any predatory bird, has even had much real affection for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. But now, the ASPCA is patting this owl's sharp beak reassuringly and mumbling something about "God's Law." Any owl worthy of his feathers must appreciate the joke...