Word: scotches
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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History has already dimmed the never sharply defined figure of Harold Macmillan. He had the misfortune to become Prime Minister in time to help preside, in Churchill's phrase, "over the liquidation of the British Empire." Often photographed in hairy tweed knickerbockers while shooting in the Scotch Highlands, Macmillan projected an image of woebegone Toryism anachronistic in the postwar scene of swinging Britain. That this image was misleading could be seen from the first volume of his memoirs (TIME, Sept. 30, 1966) in which he emerged as a humorous and generous-minded man, sharply aware of the currents...
...drinks generally provide a clue to the changing public palate, and today's In concoctions indicate a trend toward blandness: the Dirty Mother (brandy and Kahlua, a liqueur that tastes like sweetened coffee), the Half-and-Half (half Scotch and half milk or cream), the My Diane (gin and cordials with orange juice and coconut milk) and such relatively innocuous favorites as Dubonnet on the rocks and Campari and soda. Today a bar must carry 50% more brands and be prepared to make a 100% greater assortment of drinks than ten years...
...British exporters have so far responded disappointingly to the opportunities that devaluation affords for selling more cheaply abroad. Many, in fact, have actually raised their prices. Scotch distillers pumped prices up 11.5%, dye sellers 16.7%. Even when letting their prices fall with the pound, some exporters have stopped short of full value, gauging what the traffic will bear. MG-maker British Motors, for example, reduced prices 12% in Europe, but only...
...thought the University had refused me tenure on account of my political views. Presumably these rumors crop up from time to time because practically all members of the faculty of arts and sciences have the title and duties of associate professor or professor. If possible, I would like to scotch such rumors as unfair to Harvard. My appointment without limit of time goes back to 1951. Since then I have preferred the status of lecturer because it allowed a limited teaching load and time for research and writing. A number of administrative officers, including Dean Ford, and other faculty colleagues...
...half a day. Some of the gas is plain air, of which a little is swallowed unconsciously, especially at meal times and in emptying the mouth of saliva. Another gas usually ingested in harmless quantities is carbon dioxide, from the bubbles in soft drinks and the soda in Scotch and soda. But the body is also a versatile gas factory. By fermentation and similar processes, it can manufacture an excess of carbon dioxide, as well as hydrogen, methane (all odorless) and hydrogen sulfide (which has an unpleasant odor). At times, excessive production of such gases can be painfully serious...