Word: yes
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...city administration be dismissed." The white cards fluttered like snow on the wind; the vote in favor was unanimous. A candidate was proposed for mayor, and again the white cards waved. A list of proposed city councilors was quickly rattled off; was everybody in favor? The white cards said yes...
...canteen, "do you think America is doing this?" Answered Jan Missink, a wiry, blond fellow, seven members of whose family work for the company: "Americans really want to help us; they know that under the Russians we would be lost, as we were under the Germans." Said Berend Groote: "Yes, it is part self-interest and part sportief [good fellowship...
...drart to the poll will have a slightly different approach than the old one, Brynteson explained, and the answers will not be "straight yes or no" as in the previous questionnaire. Whether the poll would employ the sampling technique advocated by the Council is still not definite, he added...
...Television. After winning four of the first six races at Bowie one day last week, Picou was interviewed by television direct from the track. The interviewer asked him if he thought he was having a pretty good day. Said Picou evenly: "Yes, but I'm not finished yet. I'll win the eighth race too." On the strength of this televised tip (probably the first in racing history) straight from the jockey's mouth, bookies were swamped with bets on Waterclock, the horse Picou was riding. Waterclock won by six lengths...
...poll will be drawn up by the Council's Student Welfare Committee in consultation with Social Relations department poll experts and with representatives of Bender and vice-President Reynolds. The survey may discard traditional "yes" and "no" methods and instead sample undergraduate sentiment by means of personal interviews...