Word: ought
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...live by the elusive non-standards of "situation ethics" (whether or not they have heard of the term) and who only end up in situation comedy. They cannot really tell an orgy from a "sensitivity" session-and neither, unfortunately, can the film's authors, who ought to go see the skit about wholesome swingers in that succes de scandale Off-Broadway, Oh! Calcutta! The dialogue remains flaccid throughout, badly in need of the kind of cutting edge that Billy Wilder could have given it. What Mazursky and Tucker obviously had in mind was a sophisticated, controversial comedy, but their...
Though some 27 versions of such "anti-riot" bills were introduced during the spring and summer, none of them have yet been passed by Congress. The only ones which appear likely to receive approval are those which say in effect only that colleges ought to comply with existing legislation on the subject...
...know that there are many good solutions to the problems of theatre in a university," he said last week, "and I will be glad of the opportunity at Princeton to work hard in an area of teaching I feel ought to be a legitimate part of any modern curriculum-and also to continue teaching in a departmental situation...
...persistent source of modern euphemisms is the feeling, inspired by the prestige of science, that certain words contain implicit subjective judgments, and thus ought to be replaced with more "objective" terms. To speak of "morals" sounds both superior and arbitrary, as though the speaker were indirectly questioning those of the listener. By substituting "values," the concept is miraculously turned into a condition, like humidity or mass, that can be safely measured from a distance. To call someone "poor," in the modern way of thinking, is to speak pejoratively of his condition, while the substitution of "disadvantaged" or "underprivileged," indicates that...
...Harvardiana items on the first floor, came under fire from the alternate slate. These items do sell well and have a reasonable mark-up, Brown claims. Areas needing scrutiny, however, include such merchandise as men's clothing. "Students are just not buying suits and hats any more. Perhaps we ought to see if we can't use that space to offer clothing more in tune with current tastes." Brown says, "The COC will be working with Al Zavelle, acting general manager, to see what changes are in order...