Word: willfull
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Even when we are graced with a straightforward assessment of his mother, it is imprecise: she is "highstrung," or "willful," or "impressionable." Once he goes so far as to describe her as the "cat's canary" of the family. This murky cliche is repeated several times, as if to emphasize...
Levi's proposed guidelines on domestic surveillance did not satisfy many of the committee members. Said Mondale: "Guidelines written by the Executive Branch can be re-written by the Executive Branch, by those who follow you. They will mean absolutely nothing in the face of a willful President or...
Defendant was convicted of two violations of the Universal Military Training and Service Act by willful failure to report for and submit to Armed Forces physical examination and by willful failure to report for or submit to induction into the Armed Forces....The Court of Appeals, Mathes, Senior District Judge...
The two most striking stories in this sense are "Errors" and "Passions," each a kind of story-telling session among a group of men, evolving from simple tales into more complex elaborations on the same basic themes: mistakes and obsessions. In "Errors" the first of these two tales have been...
Women now know better; a thicket of prejudice and privilege remains. Christabel, however, was a portent. As she disentangled herself from the traditional female role, her independence often appeared wayward, willful and puzzling.