Word: doubting
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...milestone victory itself was never really in doubt. A.I.C. scored with only forty seconds gone, but Gallagher knotted the count a minute later and from there the Crimson coasted. With ten minutes gone in the first period, Harvard...
...course, real; students know that Pusey will not invite them over for dinner, or seek them out for chats in the Yard. But students also realize that the frostiness is merely a sufface matter; befriending the undergraduates is not really the President's job here. And I doubt that anyone at Harvard would feel satisfied to see some glad-handing smoothie come rolling in to take straight-talking Pusey's place. Now, at least, we are always sure that Pusey says exactly what he means...
There is no doubt that the U.S. could stop inflation cold if it really wanted to. Some economists, notably including Arthur Okun and Walter Heller, * point out that many basic prices would come down quickly and sharply if the Government eliminated most farm-price supports, oil-import quotas, fair-trade laws and tariffs. The U.S. could also strike a mighty blow against inflation if it attacked union apprenticeship rules, which limit the supply and drive up the wages of skilled craftsmen. Economists concede that such structural changes are politically difficult if not impossible to enact. Still, the Government could change...
...course, these are the kind of gremlins that infest almost any new airliner in its early service, and there is little doubt that most of them will soon be overcome. For example, Pratt & Whitney engineers quickly came up with recommendations for avoiding the engine trouble that delayed the inaugural flight. This problem occurs only rarely and is not dangerous. The engineers suggested that airlines have a man in the 747 cockpit watch the engine temperature gauges continuously during taxiing. If engine overheating is noticed immediately, they say, the pilot can shut down and restart the engines before they are damaged...
Real Estate Riches. Last week the Department of Transportation proposed a Comsat-type public corporation called Railpax, which would take over commuter and other passenger trains. But there is considerable doubt whether the Administration will endorse the Government subsidies that Railpax needs...