Word: objectionable
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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The most basic objection to the poll is that the questionnaire reached only 43 per cent of the class. People who filled out the poll, the argument continues, were more highly motivated to get their answers recorded than those who did not bother to answer the questions. Therefore, the logic...
The procedure followed in administering the poll was aimed at eliminating this particular kind of objection. First, questions were phrased so that they did not evoke a radical response any more than a conservative one. Second, the poll was handed out in House dining halls during lunch and dinner of...
The second main objection to the poll is more obvious. Percentages given were not of the total number of people who answered the poll, but of a slightly smaller number who answered the question being referred to. This should explain what appeared to be numerical miscalculations of about one per...
"I have talked to over 200 seniors," he said, "and all who were considering conscientious objection were more informed about it than I am."
Meenan said, "The issue now goes far beyond the limits of this play. The cancellation was the result of a lack of communication between the students and the members of the Senior Common Room. Porte's objection was that he hadn't known about the play. He didn't know...