Word: preferably
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...prize in 1951.* Five of his sons are studying abroad: two in France, one in Prague, one in Moscow, and one in Peking. The Prince, true to his neutralism, says he is ready to send one child to school in the U.S., but only a daughter. "For boys I prefer the Communist camp, because education there is severe...
Young's bewilderment was understandable. He would much prefer to forgo the dubious honor of campaigning against two attractive women. But there is only a slim chance that Young will be able to take on the candidate himself. Glenn probably will not get out of the hospital by April 1. The earliest that he can resign from the Marines after that is May 1. That would give him only a few days in which to campaign before the May 5 election...
...that their own jobs will be grabbed away. Instead of contributing to unemployment, women have tended to take the kind of jobs that men seldom strive for. In fact, the new U.S. equal-pay law may cost women some of their jobs because-other things being equal-many companies prefer to hire men. Many women prove reluctant to take on heavy responsibility or to boss men on the job. Supervisors complain that they have a higher absenteeism rate than men-6.5 days a year v. five days-partly because men do not have babies. Some labor leaders are also cool...
...Master and his vivacious wife, Louise, have become crowded discussion sessions that invariably last past their scheduled closing time. The Master's hand is evident everywhere, but his own sense of informality has characterized the House. No undergraduate or tutor is ever urged to do things he would prefer not to do, there is no juvenile trumpeting of "Winthrop House accomplishments." Yet, while Owen has been Master, newspapers, literary magazines, playreadings, lecture series, language tables, and a quiet sense of pride in the House have flourished. His style, wry sense of humor, and deep interest in undergraduates have...
Companies must grant credit to attract the free-wheeling Brazilian shopper, but extending credit has become costly for business. Customers understandably prefer to put off paying, because their wages are rising faster than prices; thus, as each inflationary month passes, the bills in effect become smaller. Among the slowest payers: the Brazilian government, which seldom honors its bills promptly; last week the U.S. and five other nations agreed to ease the burden of Brazil's $3 billion debt by stretching out payment schedules. Businessmen are finding it difficult even to keep on hand enough cash to carry on. Willys...