Word: sufferance
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...their purpose is to prove in a preliminary way that men can lead submarine lives for long periods under increased air pressure and sally periodically into the water to explore, catch fish or perform scientific experiments. If they do not return to the low-pressure surface, they will not suffer from the divers' nightmare, "the bends," which is caused by bubbles of nitrogen released in the blood during decompression...
...helper from Sotteville (literally: Stupidville) in Normandy, he makes a fetish of independence-testily ignoring fans, truculently snubbing opponents, even going so far as to wear his watch on his right wrist, simply because most people wear theirs on the left. Critics complain that Anquetil "does not like to suffer" (a quality Frenchmen demand in heroes) and that he races "like an accountant" (always conserving his strength, never taking risks). "Jacques," his coach once argued, "you are strong enough to win in the mountains, to win at the sprint. If you would just go all out a few times, people...
Congressional timetables are upset. Negro organization officials find themselves riding a crest they cannot control. Negro moderates suffer vilification, or the threat of physical harm, for their moderation. White politicians who have achieved power through their championship of civil rights find themselves hooted by audiences who think they have not been civil righteous enough...
...simple enough to concoct:one cup of powder, one quart of water, and the bottles are ready. But through misguided generosity, mothers sometimes mix a thick formula that is far too concentrated. Instead of more nourishment, the infant gets an indigestible lump of protein in his stomach and may suffer nausea and diarrhea. The lumps have long baffled doctors; they have even been mistaken for kidney tumors, and hasty operations have been performed on the overfed patients. Doctors have now learned to identify the lumps by X ray, and a pair of Louisville physicians, describing the phenomenon of lactobezoar (hardened...
Many corporate chiefs complain that Government research programs suffer from the bureaucratic ills of mismanagement, wastefulness, duplication and inefficiency. And every knowing businessman realizes that it takes a long time to translate Government research into new products in the marketplace; commercial atomic power, mail-by-missile and tourist trips to the moon are still very far from reality. An even greater concern for businessmen is that Government projects are luring the best researchers away from industry and pushing up the salaries of those who remain. "Scientists and engineers are just not interested in working on a new type of washing...