Word: ought
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...typical Harvard student carries a load of books home for Christmas and consults his friend Smirnoff about whether he or she ought to be studying. On the other hand, certain lower forms of life masquerading as Harvard students will, in fact, open the books they bring home. Often...
...students here, and obviously we have a lot to lose in Federal education cutbacks. But to ask that education programs be spared is to ask, indirectly, that other programs suffer more. All America will have to expect less from the Government in coming years; we students ought to tighten our belts with the rest...
...instance, had an IQ of only 76. Certainly, a mentally impaired individual cannot make the sort of moral judgements assumed by the concept of capital punishment. The position is inconsistent and arbitrary, period. It also forgets that the young are the most likely to be rehabilitated; if anyone ought to be executed, the youngest should be the last on the list...
...final complaint: the quality of the sets is abysmal. No matter how hard up for cash a theatre company may be, the use of tinfoil should absolutely be held to a minimum. The only thing tinfoil does for a set is to yell "I am cheap!" Also, it ought to be suggested to the New Ehrlich that they hire a carpenter who can make a table balance on four legs instead of three. The production wobbles enough...
...seems to me that if you are going to have a decision-making process with key people involved, it ought to be clear where they stand," said Rogers, as he closed out the second phase of public testimony...