Word: uncertain
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...slang, we might believe that the young men of America were "trying to shirk or evade" these mental tests. Other slang definitions will cast light on this matter of national concern; for example, funk, "a state of panic," "first listed as Oxford slang." The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary is uncertain. See BLUE, they suggest. But before we do, notice a term in which "funk" is used in combination: Funkhole, military slang, "a trench dug-out; employment used as a pretext for evading military service." Here we have another connection which the Times surely, must have had in mind...
...past four years, former Pilot Hall has impressive experience in pulling out of nose dives. As TWA's general manager, he played a key role in transforming that line into a big moneymaker. He is counting heavily on Eastern's employees to help him out. "In an uncertain situation like this," says Hall, "people are hungry for someone to tell them what to do. Once they understand what they are supposed to do, they are willing to work over their heads...
Harris said further, however, that he was uncertain about the effect the change of administrations would have on the appointment. Thus far, Harris said, he has not heard from President Johnson of his intentions. A vacancy on the Board occurs at the end of this month...
...entirely worthless. Other divorce-law experts insist that the situation is not all that bad, that a correctly handled Mexican divorce is perfectly valid in most of the 50 states. But if someone contests it later, defending a Mexican quickie-cheapie can prove long-drawn-out, costly and uncertain...
...book know, is the rags-to-nouveau-riche story of the late playwright-director Moss Hart and his historic subway trip from The Bronx to Broadway. Hart was a shrewd, witty, candid and flamboyant theater man. As played on the screen by George Hamilton, he seems reserved, artless, uncertain. The movie audience is asked to imagine him as the boy wonder who collaborated with Writer-Director George S. Kaufman on the 1930 comedy smash, Once in a Lifetime. It's hard...