Word: often
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...brightest spot to most companies, even those whose profits were down, was the fact that the third quarter often showed a sharp increase over the second quarter, when the recession bottomed out. Aluminum Co. of America earned $13.3 million in the third quarter, up from $8.0 million in the second; St. Joseph Lead earned $405,055, up from a $209,935 deficit; and Kennecott Copper $14.8 million, up from $11.3 million...
...privilege. "Imagine the poor woman who walks into our refrigerator showroom to buy a refrigerator," says Maurice Leifler, executive sales director of Chicago's Polk Brothers discount chain. "She looks around and sees 55 different models. Where does she start?" The buyer is so baffled that she often does...
...which he is responsible, in practice the minimal requirements are so broad, five or six full courses before the Qualifying exam are barely sufficient for adequate preparation. Not only does this discourage electives in the Sophomore and Junior years, but it puts great emphasis on survey courses, which are often less satisfactory than more specialized studies...
...Berlioz, and musical problems that are much deeper. But the orchestra had solved most of the technical problems, and conductor Attilio Poto showed not only his usual control and precision, but also an interpretation which was neither unusual nor detailed, but was remarkable in its mere presence. Too often, his sole concern has been with "the notes" rather than the more profound problems of musicality, and this performance represented a refreshing change...
...this point, Phelps suggested that there is often a freshness in student productions lacking in professional ones...