Word: worth
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...U.S.A.", is at the present writing, still under suit, in a New York Federal Court, for damages worth millions of dollars. It is, nevertheless, still on sale in many states. Its authors, Lait and Mortimer, incidentally, called Boston "...the place where publishers pay to have books banned, but little else ever happens...
...cluster of ideas, he manages to retain his highly skeptical and yet basically pragmatic view of the working of human judgment, which he believes to be inseparably interconnected with the many scientific conceptual schemes we have incorporated into our common sense world. Conant's myriads of new ideas are worth sampling, even if one does not agree with his way of viewing man's actions...
Kramer said book stealing comes in seiges. He can remember when $200 worth was taken in one week...
...genuine liberality, however, several happy features still appear. For one thing, the Housemasters may stretch parietal rules in whatever direction they wish, and many have already shown willingness to take advantage of this. Further, the seven to eleven extension, even it it does not apply to Fridays, is certainly worth an huzzah or two. And lastly, the Faculty's action (taken at Dean Leighton's request, who in turn was acting on a Student Council recommendation) of replacing the purloined afternoon hours on Sunday is quite pleasing...
...probably end up with an unpleasant, spotty record, brightened only by several big upsets on really hot nights. Shepard has a week to form a pivot attack and strengthen the defense. In any case, strong attack or weak one, good record or poor one, Dennis and Shaw together are worth the price of admission...