Word: prefered
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...right, of course, about the third alternative, and a very sensible one it is--working out some system of fooling the grader; although I think I should prefer the word "impressing." We admit to being impressionable, but not to being hyper-credulous simps. His first two tactics for system beating, his Vague Gerneralities and Artful Equivocations, seem to presume the latter, and are only going to convince Crimson-reading graders (there are a few and we tell our friends) that the time has come to tighten the screws just a bit more...
...thousands of expatriate doctors, engineers and other skilled workers. Upon hearing the news, for example, the entire medical staff at a Riyadh hospital threatened to resign. Within 48 hours, Fahd had rescinded the decree. Although the door was left open for a future income tax, the Saudis seem to prefer losing the money rather than the labor...
...modern state, we must know not only which kind of state our leaders would prefer, but also what kind of people they are. Brodsky believes that a political leader's relationship to literature reveals his respect for the autonomy of individuals, and his understanding of the integrity of the human soul. Would it be too much to say that Brodsky could hope for no better confirmation of his point than that Ronald Reagan most enjoys the fiction of Louis L'amour, while Paul Simon prefers Richard Wright...
...most common pronunciation of his surname. Quickly, however, the unpropitious English meaning of no got to him. Using a less frequent but acceptable pronunciation, No Tae Woo became Roh Tae Woo. Said Roh: "N-o is negative, and I am a positive person. So I prefer R-o-h." He will need that kind of flexibility to lead his country on the still bumpy path toward democracy...
...present course," says John Rutledge, president of the Claremont Economics Institute in California, "then I think that's a danger. The Fed will have to print substantial money next year to keep the economy out of a recession." But in an election year, when the Administration would plainly prefer a loose monetary policy to pump up economic growth, Greenspan could be accused of playing politics at the expense of prudence. Declares Kellner of Manufacturers Hanover: "The financial markets won't let Greenspan grease the skids for the politicians in 1988. Only if a recession began might the Fed be able...