Word: painlessness
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...most American families, inflation is rising faster than income. But some of the loss in buying power can be recouped through a little relatively painless economizing. Herewith an eight-point guide, distilling the advice of consumer-affairs specialists and home economists, to help a middle-income family earning about $13,000 a year save more than...
...painless though. The bell rang, the class piled out, and I was about ready to make my exit, when a little blond-haired boy poked...
...world with fateful inevitability. Yet, despite spreading signs of scarcity, most government leaders in the U.S., Europe and Japan paid little heed to calls from oilmen for urgent measures to expand energy resources and curb waste. Instead, they chose to believe that there was time to formulate some painless strategy to avert a genuine global emergency...
...process is hardly painless. At San Clemente three weeks ago, when he faced newsmen for the first time in five months, the President was visibly tense as he underwent unusually harsh questioning (TIME, Sept. 3). But Nixon and his aides felt that the televised session had on balance conveyed so favorable an impression to the public that they decided to try another one last week. This time, from Nixon's viewpoint, the results were even better. He skillfully evaded some of the tougher questions, gave informative answers when it suited him, and showed a certain pleasure in once more...
...Perhaps we should not play God by granting painless prolonging death, painful but are we to play God by prolonging painful life...