Word: standardly
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...these dangers don't scare passengers away, there may be enough other annoyances so that SSTs will become commercial flops. The zooming acceleration will be too fast for the standard passenger's taste, Shurcliffe says, and the peep-hole windows will make for an unpicturesque flight. The speed advantage could conceivably overcome these annoyances, but Shurcliffe suggests a more compelling limitation. Since the needle-shaped SSTs will hold fewer passengers but cost more to run than conventional jumbo jets, fares will be much higher for SST trips. And so, Shurcliffe suggests, airlines that had stocked up on fleets of SSTs...
Tuesday night and Wednesday were quiet, relaxed times. After the initial frenzy of Susie's life and death trip, the boys, group had settled down to a slower pace. There were, of course, personal statements of hostility, aggression, weakness, importance, schizophrenia -- but these were becoming standard fare. A pattern was developing: it seemed that each of the people in the boy's group had come to Esalen with a single, very intense hang-up, and had brought it there to release it. That, after all, was why they paid $165 for five days...
...staying in the insurance business. We paid about $500 million for the company, so obviously we aren't going to hurt ourselves. What many businessmen fail to keep in mind is that the proper utilization of capital is the cornerstone of U.S. industry." That, of course, is the standard justification for conglomerate corporations: their ability to make more productive use of assets than less aggressive and weaker managers. Quite logically, Gene Klein is proud of his $171 million dividend...
Today, most of Stone's 3,500 salesmen memorize his sales pitch down to the last pause and wisecrack. Standard joke: "Why, we even pay off if your heart is broken." Following a technique that Stone developed, the salesmen walk through an office building from top to bottom, knocking on doors trying to sell everyone inside. The salesmen call this method "cold canvassing"; Stone predictably terms it "gold canvassing...
...show's jokes got the mildest of laughs; the musical numbers merited only perfunctory applause. Much later, when the cast and creators were back in their hotel rooms, the reviews confirmed the audience reaction. Kelly said major revisions were in order, and Norton, usually enthusiastic about Broadways musicals and standard comedies, had only faint praise for Dear World...