Word: useful
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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First, the term itself. When we mention dropping out, we mean of course. dropping out of school. That's an important clarification: the term has had other uses. It once meant dropping out of society. For some people, maybe without any conscious use of the words, it has meant dropping out of life. This may seem to stretch the words a bit-but the words don't matter...
...wife sampled parts of the three novels and said they "were shocked." The Rev. Hanson branded the books as part of a "worldwide plot by Satan to teach young people to laugh at God," and resolved forthwith to get them removed from the school curriculum." I oppose their use on the grounds that they convey the idea that everyone lives like it says in the books," he stated ungrammatically, "and that teachers and churches approve that kind of life...
...were given all the materials, supplies, and tools you needed to build a boat, you could still choose to build a tractor." he said. "But if you use what you've got, you achieve a certain freedom...
Among the faults attributed to Yovicsin by his critics are lack of imagination, lack of communication with his players, and a reluctance to use sophomores in varsity games...
...ECAC. which must enforce all NCAA edicts among its members, chastised Yale for using Jack Langer, whom the NCAA had declared ineligible, in a varsity basketball match with Brown. Wednesday night. It further ordered Yale to "cease and desist in such use of an ineligible player," under pain of possible further punishment, which could include suspension from both the ECAC and NCAA, forfeiture of all contests in which Langer has participated and exclusion from any NCAA or ECAC tournaments for which Yale might be eligible...