Word: wonder
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...struck by the vigor and perseverance of the South African Solidarity Committee (SASC). Both of us find the system of apartheid despicable, and we felt respect for students advocating the eradication of such an evil institution. But our perception of SASC's goals have begun to change. We now wonder exactly what the goals of SASC are. Does SASC want to free South Africans from the chains of apartheid, or is there a further goal? It seems that SASC stands not only in support of oppressed South Africans, but also of other African groups. Suddenly under the umbrella of SASC...
...lack of cooperation between various anti-war groups, are among the reasons the New Left, like previous radical movements in America, failed to become a lasting, influential force. All sides admit to having made mistakes--but participants, on the whole, are satisfied that their position was correct. Many wonder aloud about how the groups could perhaps have cooperated more closely; privately, off the record, they describe their former antagonists as "flaming assholes," "brash and arrogant," and "moral cowards...
...prices are up and supplies are down, but people the world over are confused and skeptical about whether an energy crisis exists. If the crunch is for real, they wonder how bad it is, who caused it, where it is leading, and what should be done to cope with it. For the answers, TIME interviewed at length five leading independent oil experts. They are: Morris Adelman, 62, professor of economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Walter Levy, 68, the dean of petroleum consultants and adviser to governments and oil companies; John Lichtblau, 57, head of the private Petroleum Industry Research...
...White House has completely ruled out a beef price freeze. Little wonder. It was President Nixon's desperation move to clamp controls on beef prices in 1973 that caused much of today's shortages and high prices. Though cattle producers' prices were frozen, their overhead costs continued to rise. Many could not afford to feed their animals and had to sell off large numbers just to stay solvent. As more beef came onto the market, prices briefly fell. But the size of the nation's herds also plummeted from 132 million cattle...
...said, "Yes, but if a medical school looks at my high school transcript and then my Harvard transcript, they're going to wonder why I took the course twice...