Word: unpopular
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...money" to get an unfurnished apartment. "It could be worse," she says philosophically, "but it's bad enough. I can't give a party. I can't invite someone in for a drink. If I come home early, my mother worries that I'm unpopular. If I stay out late, she gets concerned about my morals. I'm head and shoulders above most people my age, and I don't enjoy simple independence...
...Class of 1957 were admitted to the House of their first choice, while 90 percent went to one of their top three choices. This method, however, worked well only for the two or three most popular Houses, and brought about a distribution criticized as inequitable by residents in unpopular Houses...
Both publishers were without fear of being out of step with their readers or unpopular in the pursuit of their convictions. They tried to lead, even at moments when they had few followers behind them. From their convictions and their determination to tell the truth, rather than their power of the moment, they drew their journalistic strength. Such devotion to independent newspapering- when they were right and when they were wrong-immeasurably enriched not only U.S. journalism but the pursuit of the news and truth everywhere...
...Formosa, it provides the U.S. with a flexibility and freedom of action, i.e., the President allows himself the chance to assess the circumstances of attack before opening fire on Communist China. Dulles has a second reason for ambiguity: in Britain, where the defense of Quemoy and Matsu is unpopular, the Churchill government has gone a long way to endorse the U.S. stand on defending Formosa, runs the risk of weakening even this stand if it is forced to endorse a definite U.S. commitment to defend Quemoy and Matsu. Thirdly, ambiguity may confuse the enemy; he cannot be certain precisely what...
Each dormitory has a representative on the committee, which meets a with Miss Russ and Emily B. Lacey. Dean of Residence, to discuss dietary suggestions and unpopular meals. Miss Ruse said that there would be a delay in action on many other companies...