Word: question
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...Bring the cattle in and ship them out." There was a rapid legal examination. In two minutes, inspectors aided by interpreters fired 29 questions at a newcomer. Among them: "Are you an anarchist?" And the trick question: "Do you have a job?" A few proud would-be citizens could truthfully answer "Yes." But a yes answer raised suspicion that the newcomer was a strikebreaker-or had been conned into a slave-labor agreement...
Ronald Reagan wants to try a modern version of Cabinet Government. If he is lucky, he will have a loyal Ickes or two in his group. The larger question is whether he can in some fashion duplicate Roosevelt's management of strong people in difficult jobs. The most encouraging sign is that Reagan wants to try. The second good omen is that he plans to set the direction from the top and trust his people to take care of the details while achieving his goals. Whether or not he holds full Cabinet meetings, none at all, or gathers supercommittees...
...changed from two years ago when we could say no, no, no. That is not going to happen any more. Now we are interested in moderating the velocity of development and preserving the freedom of choice on energy sources for the future." Governor Lamm agrees: "In these explorations, the question is no longer...
...turnabout was a "question of concentration," Biddle said, adding, "this year we were better prepared...
...membership will improve as well. The assembly now acts like a debating club, they say, because it has no more influence than a debating club. On the other hand, in the one area in which the assembly has had some autonomy--social activities--it has scored some successes. The question for students during the next year will be whether the recommendations offered, by the Dowling Committee actually offer a substantive change in the University's power structure or whether they would merely shift the names and places of a half-dozen committees...