Search Details

Word: obeying (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...deep-down prejudices of too many people are being dragged to the surface and in the process submerging rational consideration and thought and understanding. What we face today is not only the same fight we have been waging for years, but the additional task of informing Americans that to obey the law of the land is not punishment, but freedom! We must inform America that true educational opportunity is not found on the speedometer of a school bus. In many districts, in fact, the amount of bussing formerly used to maintain segregated schools. We are asking the nation...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Leonard's Speech | 1/14/1977 | See Source »

...last week poured out details of his undercover adventures to FBI agents at a secret location near Washington. To the astonishment of U.S. officials, Kim had defected rather than obey Seoul's order to return home and thus limit further exposure of the Koreagate scandal (TIME, Nov. 29). Fearing possible imprisonment and torture, perhaps even death, Kim sought asylum in exchange for supplying information and documents that the Justice Department had been seeking for more than a year. In addition, TIME learned, he may have turned over the codes used by Korean diplomats and KCIA agents...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INVESTIGATIONS: Seoul's School For Scandal | 12/13/1976 | See Source »

...however, believes that guidelines can succeed if the Government overheats the economy by pumping in too much money. The White House cannot persuade unions and companies to obey guidelines in a boom atmosphere-but that is far from what the U.S. has today...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLICY: Another Go at Guidelines | 11/29/1976 | See Source »

...inability of good, decent people to oppose the anti-Communist crusaders is highlighted by the dilemma of Phil Sussman (Herschel Bernardi), the producer who must obey his superior's orders and fire Brown. Despite his moral objections, Sussman complies with the dictates of the blacklist, feeding Brown a phony line about his talents being too overwhelming for the show rather than admit the real reason behind the firing...

Author: By Steven Schorr, | Title: Sheer Effrontery | 11/24/1976 | See Source »

...around, ashtrays have a way of hop ping up off desks, that mirrors suddenly break for no reason at all, that windows have a way of slamming shut without anyone's touching them. For Carrie possesses the power of telekinesis, the ability to animate objects and make them obey her will. In short, beneath that mousey exterior, that shy desire simply to be accepted, a terrible power lurks, waiting to be called forth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: A Movable Feast | 11/8/1976 | See Source »

Previous | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | Next