Word: ought
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Which will make them so much harder to redeem," he countered. "And as you know, saving is a virtue. Therefore, taking money out of savings is a sin. You ought to be grateful that you are prevented from sinning...
...Bork was composing his withdrawal speech that afternoon, Simpson called. "I've been thinking it over," the Senator said. "You ought to stand up for the principle involved if you think you can do it." Bork's resolve began to weaken. Meanwhile, his family debated the decision in a law clerks' lounge across the hall. Soon after he finished talking to Simpson, they entered his chambers. "Something's bothering us," Charles Bork told his father. "You can't quit. To quit now would be to a great degree to concede the validity of the attack against...
...Masters' unilateral decision to close the House gates and to card for IDs ought to be strongly opposed by the Undergraduate Council and the House Committees--the student body's supposed representatives. Unfortunately the council hasn't lodged any such complaint...
...whole CCA platform is a case of sensationalism," Fantini said. "I think the CCA candidates ought to debate each other," he added. "It's amazing, the differences between them [on parent evaluation...
...being lost to foreign rivals because overseas buyers are wary of America's far-reaching restrictions. Last year the U.S. posted a deficit in high-technology trade -- $2.6 billion -- for the first time ever. In 1980, by contrast, America had a high-tech surplus of $27 billion. "We ought to be placing higher fences around fewer items," says Jim LeMunyon, senior manager of government relations for the American Electronics Association...