Word: standpoint
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...private utilities, suggested that the two sides get together. They reluctantly consented, met in Washington and in Frankfort, Ky., spent most of their time scowling at each other across the table. Finally, they agreed to let power experts see if a solution could be worked out from an engineering standpoint. The engineers, unconcerned with the high-level wrangling, drew up a plan to integrate the public and private power systems...
...High point of the Inter-American Conference at Caracas, from the standpoint of the U.S., was the battle over and passage of a resolution...
Stevens: You won't be gaining much from our standpoint to make the G-2 look awful silly . . . [But] I think you had better . . . handle it as you think best, but let's don't have too much of a spectacle...
...From the standpoint of the many young, active instructors and professors on the Jeff campus this discipline and control over the academic life of the student represents Amherst's greatest single attribute and attraction to them. With such a community tough, radical courses, which would never be selected by the students in a free elective college, can be required of an entire class. As instructors candidly admit, they have a captive audience...
This weekend's games should give a solid indication. Middlebury, although no pushover, will probably be no serious threat, and the B.L.C. has already dropped two practice games to the Crimson. Hence the games will be most interesting from the standpoint of the team's midfield performance,and if they live up to expectations, the team will be in contention for the title again...