Word: waits
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Aberdeen's Dr. D. R. MacCalman had an even simpler theory: children were being spoiled by the rod. "Parents and teachers proceed joyfully to knock hell out of the little blighters. And what can the little blighters do but wait till they are big enough to do likewise? Children so brought up are, as adults, aggressive and violent...
...deposits which member banks are required to keep in reserve, thus limiting the amount available for loans. But FRB, fearful of the effect on the sensitive credit structure, was reluctant to raise reserve requirements. With curbs on installment buying going into effect next month, FRB thought it would "wait and see" before making further moves...
...almost certain choice. In a nearby box sat chic, grey-haired Madame St. Laurent. As the ballots were counted, eager supporters kept rushing up to whisper to her: "Très, Très, Très bon." Each time she answered: "Attendez." They did not have to wait long for the formal announcement: St. Laurent on the first ballot with 848 votes...
...veteran with an aching molar may have to wait four months to get free care, or his dentist will have to wait four months for his pay. Typical question : If the veteran has one front tooth with a cavity that developed while he was in service, and this affected the tooth next to it, which can be filled? Answer: Only the tooth with the service-connected cavity. But if both teeth have to be pulled out, the VA will pay for a bridge for both gaps...
...also knows that popular opinion favors competition. But CAB's mandate is to develop "a stable air transport system," and CAB knows that where the scheduled lines have to make their regular flights full or empty, and maintain many a money-losing run for "public necessity," the irregulars wait for full planeloads and raid only heavy-money runs...