Word: objectionable
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Mr. Dennett's letter adds that "The provision allowing conscientious objectors, certified as such by local draft boards, to 'be assigned to work of national importance under civilian direction' clearly makes the 1940 law more liberal than that of 1917; for legal recognition is now granted to the person whose...
Long-range argument against the deal is that the B-17 is the Army's most effective weapon for reconnaissance and bombing against attacking naval forces, but no Air Corps men expect to use them at that kind of job so long as Britain's fleet is in...
The bill was in trouble from the day it was written. To the Treasury, taxable excess profits meant any & all profits above a certain return (say, 4% to 8%) on invested capital. The House subcommittee which drafted the original bill softened this concept (which is hard on small corporations that...
Last week the American Bar Association decided that radio script writers were doing wrong by the profession. Huffily the Committee on Public Relations announced: "The committee objects to the characterization of lawyers on the radio as villains. The committee is taking up this objection with the broadcasters with a view...
2. This leads us to the second objection against student waiting, that it would create a social distinction between waiters and non-waiters and would cause an unfortunate feeling of discomfort on both sides.