Word: seek
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Observes have interpreted Neustadt's statement as an attempt by the Administration to pressure the union into giving up the strike. A victory by the machinists, it is feared, would encourage other unions to seek contract settlements in excess of the guidelines set out by the Administration, resulting in an inflationary spiral...
...Keyes's books are not really worth reading, why do so many people read them? The answer, to borrow yet another gem from the author's bottomless thesaurus, is not far to seek. Mrs. Keyes's disciples are predominantly women who prefer to take their history with heavy doses of high romance. The Keyes have...
...survey will not study how the urban voter stands on national problems, but will seek to learn something about the nature of the city-citizen bond -- a largely unexplored question. A random sample of Boston voters will be asked what they think the city may demand of them, and what they think it owes them...
...alternative is to seek a steady source of funds outside of Harlem by continuing to follow a moderate line which will not alienate moderate or conservative businessmen. If the directors believe that many more charter depositors can be attracted by this strategy, then this may be one feasible way out of the shortage of funds...
...Philippines, Esso built a fertilizer plant and sent teams of native salesmen out into the paddies to show suspicious farmers how much more money they could earn by using agricultural chemicals. Last week a three-man Indian government delegation headed by Agriculture Secretary B. Sivaraman came to Washington to seek American capital to expand India's lagging state-run fertilizer industry...