Word: ought
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...podge, and the setting up of a Supreme Court devoted to family law. "The establishment," he points out patiently, " of the system that most Western countries have found workable and indispensable." The Boston press ruckus came when he answered a matronly sob-sister with conjectures that, yes, a man ought to be able to find a wife by 25, and should have several children--in line with the idea of becoming a good citizen. The result was most horrid--banner headlines and a front-page picture...
Stick to the Facts. Harry Truman seemed a little less bonhomous than usual as he reminded newsmen that those were the facts and he thought that they ought to stick to the facts in their commenting...
...thought for the week: the Nazi war criminals were just "extremely ordinary men" given too much power?and: "Is it fair to give common fellows power that would turn the heads of all but the ablest five percent of the population . . . and hang them because they behaved like Torquemada . . .? Ought we not rather hang ourselves for being such fools...
...There is no doubt about it, many radio programs aren't what they ought to be. But there's a first-class reason. Every day, at least 18 hours a day, radio puts on a different show almost every 15 minutes. Show me any other medium-the movies, the theater, anything-that burns up creative talent at that rate. It's like a boiler you continually stoke; it calls for an awful lot of coal. And there simply isn't enough to go around. Considering that, I think radio is doing an excellent...
...Oxford, Professor Rostow plans to resume his bull sessions and his pianoplaying, in addition to lecturing on "Economic Factors in American Politics." His thesis might have pleased the man who endowed the chair: "America is a pretty interesting place, and Britons ought to learn more about...