Word: ponderated
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...distinguished white hair, at his oral examination for honors in English. The professor peered intently at the young man, his voice resonant. "Young man," said he, "could you tell me what you believe to be the significance of the white whale in Moby Dick?" The young man seemed to ponder the question very earnestly and after a few moments he looked up at the professor and replied in a mid-western drawl, "Well, sir, it always struck me that it was just a plain whale...
...aimed at women across the nation. The questions were routine-what about the draft, the cost of living, the chance of another depression? But Ike caught the spirit of the occasion, with easy grace enjoyed a 29-minute parlor chat, gave the ladies some succinct answers for housewives to ponder; e.g., "All of the economic factors . . . point toward a continuation of good times." And though the cost of living had edged up in 3½ years, "you ladies are buying a lot of built-in maid service with your [prepared and frozen] food these days." Sparkle-eyed at program...
...hurried from state to embattled state, Ike presented other thoughts to ponder. Among them...
...jury of ten men and two women retired to ponder Randolph's complaint and The People's defense that its words had been "fair comment on matters of public interest." After 45 minutes, they decided that Randolph had been libeled and fixed his award at a handsome ?5,000 ($14,000), plus costs...
...explains Kefauver's vote-pulling powers wherever they exist. Many another Democratic politician can point to a farm record as staunch and steady as Kefauver's; Kefauver himself is almost inarticulate in expressing his policies. When asked precisely what he stands for, he is likely to hesitate, ponder painfully, and finally come up with some such phrase as "a place in the sun for the farmer," or "the best interests of the plain people of this nation," or "an even break for the average man." But the Midwestern farmer cares much less about what Kefauver stands for than...