Word: spites
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...addition to these substantive questions, there are weaknesses in the working and construction of the petion. The first sentence reads: "As Americans of draft age, we face an urgent dilemma because many of us cannot in good conscience support American policy in Vietnam." In spite of the phrase "many of us" (as opposed to all of us), the reference to "we" has led many students to believe that a signature puts them on record against...
...that Jones had been fired for academic reasons alone; that the university had a surplus of teachers in his field, international relations, and that Jones had promised to obtain his Ph.D., and had not yet done so. Jones says he will receive his doctorate on schedule this June, in spite of the fact that he has been teaching a full load of courses all year. In his letter to the chairman of the division of social sciences, Jones wrote, "I am sure that my association with the campus-based Friends of SNCC had nothing to do with my firing. After...
...rate of 8.2% annually since 1952, now stands at $3.1 billion. >Industrial production has been increasing nearly 14% a year; industry on the island is four times broader than it was in 1952. >Taiwan's trade balance, which once ran a $100 million annual deficit in spite of U.S. aid (discontinued in 1965), is now only $34 million in deficit on a much larger base ($569 million in exports and $603 million in imports). Meanwhile, foreign exchange reserves last year rose another 10% to $337 million. >Per-capita income, rising 4½% each year, has nearly doubled...
...Negro high school and that they start publishing Negro obituaries instead of charging for them as classified advertisements. "We hope," concluded the letter, "that our Negro citizens will be encouraged by the knowledge that there are many thoughtful white citizens in this community who appreciate their continued willingness, in spite of repeated indignities by the newspapers, to help promote a more wholesome climate throughout the city...
...minute on the final test, following instructions and confident that his low score on the following comprehension test will prove what he is sure of-that he has not learned to read dynamically. Then a strange thing will happen. He will score well on the comprehension test in spite of understanding little of what he read...