Word: preferably
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Your customary cleverness, truthfulness, yet suave inoffensiveness were certainly qualities not evident in your article concerning Lady Bird Johnson. The subtle but savage criticism (especially the criticism of her physical appearance) was totally lacking in good judgment and respect. Although I greatly prefer the Kennedy style to the Johnson style, one must admit that, in her own way, Lady Bird has done a rather remarkable...
Churches must have money, and most ministers stoutly defend fund-raising systems that work. But many would also prefer to "do away with bazaars, raffles and anything that smacks of a church supported by gadgets," as the Rev. James Madden, vice chancellor of the Diocese of Galveston-Houston, puts it. He, and others, want "to bring back the idea that supporting the church is something natural...
...diner. Last year 20,000 motorists stowed both themselves and their autos aboard overnight trains, slept their way to their destinations. No wonder the railroad hauls 45% of Germany's intercity passengers (v. 3% in the U.S.) and that a recent poll found that 53% of all Germans prefer trains to planes (28%) or autos (15%) for long trips...
...long. They have tiny fins or thin tails to make them fly straight, and their needle-sharp points allow them to move through the air like supersonic aircraft with much less drag than short, fat, traditional bullets. Several can be fired from the same cartridge, but Army experts prefer to use one per cartridge and have the gun fire three flechettes automatically in quick succession. The darts are easily deflected by wind, brush or even leaves, and when they hit an enemy they may pass straight through his body without doing much damage. But it is far more likely that...
...worn the flowing gown since the days of the pharaohs, and no amount of cajoling by Nasser's Ministry of Culture and National Guidance has been able to convince Egyptians that they should switch to that restricting jacket-shirt-and-pants that those strange, perspiring foreigners seem to prefer...