Word: needlessly
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...these reasons, it seems to me incontestable that the best safeguard against indoctrination . . . is not prying supervision of teachers, subtle interrogation of students, foolish and needless imposition of loyalty oaths, but the recruiting of competent men & women sufficiently dedicated to the ideas of teaching and scholarship to recognize that such practices are incompatible with professional integrity. Once we have found such teachers, we should have implicit faith in them and not swoop or hover over them to determine what they are teaching...
...Needless to say, we look with fear upon this news from the Midwest. It is not enough for television to change mealtimes, stific conversation, and make exercise obsolete. It threatens the superiority of nature over her own processes. If the good burghers of Toledo see fit to smash every flickering monster they find, we would not mind. For the relentless march of the TV sets must be stopped, lest our most cherished rights of personal choice fall before...
...also the 26th for the Crimson swimmers against two losses over the course of three years. The two losses needless to say--were inflicted by Yale...
When specific treaties appear, that is the time to ratify or reject. To prejudge them and set stiff conditions destroys much of their value, since by nature treaties rely on mutual trust and presumed freedom to bargain. The advantage of swift international agreement outweighs the needless caution of double-check treaties...
...aircraft designers work on the whole plane. Those that do are the cream of the group. These men, called preliminary designers, create the original design of an airplane. Working only from specifications of a customer, they have the opportunity to use their creative talents to the fullest extent, Needless to say, a preliminary designer must be well versed in aerodynamics and the other aspects of engineering...