Word: tend
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...George E. Hutchinson, 66, of Yale, specializes in limnology (the study of lakes) and in the puzzle of why closely related animals coexist without devouring one another. He is a quietist. "I tend to concentrate on things where I can be uniquely effective," he says, and his theoretical work in limnology has greatly aided the practical work of water-pollution control. Unlike some alarmist ecologists, Hutchinson thinks that mankind will survive its excesses. "But the cost to the satisfactions of life will be enormous. There is already a reaction to overcrowding in the cities-riots. The fact that people...
Brealcing-In Period. Clog devotees have also taken to the U.S.-made Dr. Scholl's exercise sandal, a wooden-soled scuff with the added attraction of a raised ridge at toe level, which is designed to slim ankles and strengthen leg muscles. The Scholl sandals tend to pitch the wearer forward, but Cecil Beaton does not care. Neither do Scholl-shod Jackie Onassis, Jean Shrimpton and all of England's Royal Ballet Company. Greta Garbo clomps around sidewalks in Swedish clogs; so do Dustin Hoffman and the trapeze troupe from Ringling Bros, circus...
...although the seminar is short, we have found over the years that the participants generally tend to stay in touch with each other," the acting director added...
Talk and Listen and Act. Another, and more serious, problem is the drift of authority toward Washington. With sophisticated communications equipment available, and the threat of nuclear war always present, local commanders tend to look to the capital for guidance in crises. This Washington reflex is not discouraged by Government officials. They are rightfully concerned with keeping tight rein on the military. As President Kennedy once said: "I don't want some sergeant starting World War III." Yet the Pike report demonstrates that a better balance must be found if local commanders are not to be paralyzed in cases...
...MARRIAGE: On the whole, it is probable that conjugal fidelity is increasing, if not in thought, at least in practice. It takes too much time to establish new contacts as compared with relaxation in the home. For the same reason, perhaps, young and energetic people tend to marry early and cut down on the time-consuming process of search...