Word: wondered
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...campaign corollary to Parkinson's Law might be: Words directed at the electorate multiply in direct proportion to the time and space available on TV and radio and in magazines and newspapers. By any reckoning, the 1968 campaign sets an alltime record for verbiage. Small wonder that with so much talk flooding the ether, the words sometimes get mixed up and Candidate A sounds like his opponent Candidate B, and Candidate C sounds like both. As proof of the theorem, here is a simple test: Match the candidates and their words...
...course, is likely to level violent criticism against the notion of theatre without cost. Some may wonder, though, why and whether Harvard undergraduates should be considered prime candidates for such charity. And By George in a single evening stated the case rather eloquently, drawing more students than has many a Loeb show in the typical eight-performance run. A price of sorts had to be paid for this achievement, but somehow or other last night's spectators got along despite the notable absence of a large share of the Loeb's usual clientele--the proverbial ladies from Malden...
Brian Dowling's offense has been a wonder to behold so far this year; the Elis have pounded their first four opponents. And the defense has been adequate, although it has not been seriously challenged. Cornell showed us last week that it has no offense, and if Lalich and the boys got 10 points on a wet field, then Yale will score more than enough to win. The comparative score will be closely watched by Harvard Coach John Yovicsin. It will be about Yale 23, Cornell...
...words of a Board of Trade commission, they run their banks "as a club for the benefit of members, not the public." They keep the most bankerish of bankers' hours, charge high rates for their services, and send their customers statements only once every three months. Small wonder that most adult Britons assiduously avoid checking accounts...
...wonder, does General Motors have a social conscience, I mean, do you think that selling cars is all that important, really...