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Word: questions (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...poll did ask one worthwhile question; "Do you think that the dining hall system would profit from an impartial survey by a firm of restaurant specialists." It is perfectly true that the four to one vote for this survey cannot be considered a responsible student mandate because the question was phrased in the abstract, and took no consideration of the possible disadvantages of such a survey. It offered, in short, a simple, unthinking way to express general dissatisfaction with Harvard food...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Thought for Food | 3/2/1949 | See Source »

Yesterday's Council also took up the matter of Harvard undergraduates holding executive positions on the Signature magazine staff. The general question of male membership in 'Cliffe organizations was referred to the Board of Club Presidents for investigation...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Annex AYD Refuses to List Membership; Loses Charter | 3/1/1949 | See Source »

Some of his critics and, in fact, some of his friends, wonder whether the well-trained lawyer has the capacity for more than an impersonal view of people and of history. Some of his friends, who do not question his ability to execute policy, wonder whether he has the imagination to become a creator and formulator of policy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CABINET: The Man from Middletown | 2/28/1949 | See Source »

Later, Harry Truman said he thought the whole show had been magnificent, though he wondered "where it will all end." He meant the cost: his most persistent question was "How much...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Think I'll Buy It | 2/28/1949 | See Source »

...said he, was like a baby who had been taking the bottle too fast; it had to have a chance to burp. The big question was: "Is it going to be just one little burp, or is it going to be a chronic hiccup which is going to kill baby...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Choose Your Own Word | 2/28/1949 | See Source »

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