Word: ponderables
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...ACQUIRES MORE AND MORE knowledge of his surroundings, he is always joyful in his discovery that no other species has managed to amass as much money in so little time. By far the richest of God's creations, Man has the funds to search and ponder his place among the creatures of the Earth and then watch the reruns...
...within the borders of the U.S., and it is in no mood to give up its Sonys, Toyotas or Minoltas. Congress and the Administration are impressed by the cries of protectionist lobbyists and justifiably annoyed by the frustrations of negotiating with the Japanese. But one question for them to ponder as they plot strategy is this: What if a trade war starts between the U.S. and Japan, and American consumers do not answer the call to arms...
...plot. That is the way that Robert Ludlum or Jack Higgins would wrap up such a story, and Walker Percy scrupulously delivers all the promises his plot provides. But that is not all. For while More is trying to pull the plug on the doctored water, he must also ponder a vexing question. What is wrong, after all, with a simple process, akin to fluoridation, that makes people happier than in their natural state and that dramatically reduces crime and social pathologies? Are Dr. More's spaced-out patients better now than when he treated them for the normal...
...motorcycle. Although Joyce and Mann had some early personal crises and maintained some idiosyncracies throughout their careers, both of their lives conformed to the stereotype of how writers are supposed to behave. They spent most of their time writing and, when not writing, they took long walks to ponder the weighty issues of their day or gave lectures at prestigious universities. They were not social. They did not go to wild parties, preferring instead the more contemplative pleasures of group readings with other famous writers and intellectuals...
Roby and the cagers now have a long off-season to ponder the 1986-'87 campaign just past--a year when time and again the Crimson came up just a few points short...