Word: waits
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Since the University occupies such a prominent position in the delivery program of the Cambridge Post Office, and since the amount of time value mail which comes into the University from outside and which often must wait an extra day for delivery is so great, the question of having a separate federal post office for Harvard has naturally been considered...
...classification means that a boy will definitely be accepted if he maintains his present scholastic record. A "B" classification tells a school that on the basis of existing information Harvard can make no statement on his chances of admission but will have to wait until later in the year. A "C" classification means that a boy will probably not be admitted to the College...
...issue after issue, the Democratic party has differed sharply with Republican proposals and, more important, with the Republican philosophy that a minimum of government is most desirable. In spite of the obvious existence of a distinct Democratic program and philosophy, Senator Johnson has maintained his wait-and-see-what-Ike-says attitude. He has, in addition, ignored the fact that the voters gave the Democrats a majority in the legislative branch of the government. The victory was a clear mandate for the Democrats to enact the program on which they campaigned...
...complex, fast-moving technology, the businessman can no longer afford the classic conservative's wait-and-see attitude, or his desire to build a fence around his markets and corporate position. Industry today must keep spending and keep growing. The U.S. is pouring $5 billion a year into research whose outcome, years distant, can seldom be gauged in terms of dollar returns. More than ever, the businessman must rely on scientists and economists and be ready to gamble on their projections. Says Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. Vice President Leland Hazard: "Too many people and facilities are at stake...
...dropped as he stood and stared up at The Big Man. who seemed to be hanging on a wooden cross. There were nails in his hands and feet, and lines of pain in his face. All at once Marcelino was afraid no longer. "You look hungry." he said. "Wait, I'll be back." Marcelino ran down to the kitchen, stole a slice of bread, ran back to the upper room and held up the bread for The Big Man to take...