Word: ought
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...then someone said: "... Somebody ought to find out just what kind of break those two Swiss majors got. Personally, I'd think landing a light plane nine times on the terrace of a 1,000-story penthouse would be unmitigated hell...
Despite the record enrollment, classes at America's "farthest-north university" were still small, rarely more than 20. President Bunnell wanted it that way: he thought students ought to know each other and their professors well. As in past years, there were a good many sourdough scholars, older than the average undergrads in the States; they had gone to the university for its courses in agriculture, mining and engineering. But this year there were also 215 ex-G.I.s and former WACs who had traveled thousands of miles, some because they liked Alaska, others because they couldn...
Professional promoter of domestic harmony, Mrs. Stapleton was not criticizing either the "terribly good time" that GI couples have together at little expense. or their management of money. She was alarmed only at the rapidity at which they are expanding their families. They ought to get out more at night she explained...
Goldsborough said Lewis really ought to be sent to prison. But the Justice Department recommended against a prison sentence. Assistant Attorney General John F. Sonnett, questioned by the judge, frankly said it would "make a martyr" out of Lewis. The judge yielded to this view...
...building his squad almost from scratch and dolefully admits that "this year we are probably just going along for the ride." "If we win any of our major meets this year, I will be satisfied," year will give the boys lots of experience, and by next year we ought to have a hot outfit...