Word: papering
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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During the session De Gaulle asked few questions. He had on his desk three "position papers" from the Ministry of Finance. One of them projected the situation if the franc were devalued at 9.785%-the figure in Le Monde. The second paper outlined a devaluation of 7.5%. The third report, prepared at De Gaulle's personal request, projected the consequences if he were not to devalue at all. When everyone had spoken, the General gave a brief resume of the trends of thought...
What about the tuition hike without a commensurate raise in scholarships? This, too, is economic double-talk which conceals specific political priorities. In a term paper on University financial decisions written for David Riesman last spring, David Labaree '69 concludes...
Captain Bobby Bauer, son of NHL great Bobby Bauer, recognizes what lies ahead for Harvard. "On paper we're better than any team in the Ivies," he said yesterday. "We can beat Cornell, but it'll take a real effort to do it. Because of (Ken) Dryden, we can't be as good as Cornell--we have to be better...
...last week Xerox's stock had fallen a drastic 18¼ points since the September announcement, costing the company's investors a paper loss of $400 million and reflecting a widespread notion that a link with solid but unspectacular C.I.T. could only tarnish Xerox as a glittering growth stock. At any rate, there were palpable signs of stockholder relief when the deal was finally dropped. In the first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange after the announcement, Xerox was bid up 6½ points to $277.25 a share...
...past, these benign graduates have usually limited their athletic support to an endearing "Good Luck" telegram to the coach. Now the telegrams are being replaced by intricately diagramed screen plays which look great on paper and "can't miss...