Word: sole
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...animated by God. I feel that my mind is made up to declare myself a 'believer' in the future of the world in spite of appearances, in spite of a false orthodoxy that confuses progress and materialism, change and liberalism, the perfecting of man and naturalism. My sole ambition is to leave behind me the mark of a logical life, directed wholly towards the grand hopes of the world...
This draws Eble to the and erroneous position musical and theatrical 'deserve no place since are "professional entertainment that substitute for "the study that is the university's responsibility." He claims "they encourage the sole of a technical, skill as out of place...
...house painter, Stans grew up in Shakopee, Minn., then went off to Chicago, where he spent his nights studying accounting at Northwestern University; he worked days as clerk for a sausage-casing importer. Without finishing college, he joined a small firm of accountants, became a partner in three years, sole owner in 18. When he sold out in 1955 (to avoid possible conflict of interest with Government duties), his firm stood among the top accounting houses...
...effects of budget deficits are no myth; but neither is it a bold new notion for the '60s that deficits can have a beneficial effect in times of economic downturn. Liberal economists have long held that theory. Nobody claims that lack of confidence in the Administration is the sole cause of the current eco nomic difficulties. But investment decisions do depend on estimates of the future -and the Administration's performance so far has not given businessmen a very bright vision of the future...
...father, Sir John Reeves Ellerman, rose from stock clerk to owner of a vast shipping fortune. By shrewd investment, her brother John-a skittery recluse whose sole passion is the study of rodent anatomy-has become Britain's richest...