Word: tell
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...England voters should show they want men of candor--not the coy openness of Carter's "I will never tell a lie" but an intellectual frankness about specific proposals and ideas. This sort of discourse has a way of dispelling the fog of political war; it exposes blithe folksiness for unprincipled ambition, stern patriotism for irresponsible battle-lust...
Some researchers have reacted cautiously to Fujiwara's announcement, warning that any long-range effects of using surfactant substitutes remain to be seen. They point out that scientists have not yet unraveled the chemical structure of natural surfactants and thus cannot tell if there is any significant difference between the human and animal variety. Fujiwara acknowledges that much testing remains to be done before the cow-lung concoction achieves widespread use. He plans a large-scale clinical trial of the substance this summer...
...nightly news. At 10:15 the chief producers hold a conference call from their homes to review the show just finished and plan the one to follow. Tonight, for example, there are some harsh words about the O'Brien piece on pornography-"It didn't tell much about what happened," Kaplan says-and there are questions about why there was no report on a $700 million settlement that American Oil Co. made with the Government to satisfy price-gouging charges. The answer, that it was too complicated to explain in a brief time slot, satisfies...
From Hammurabi to Nixon, wage and price limits have been almost universally disastrous. Hoarding and scarcities quickly develop as businessmen either stop producing goods or store them rather than sell-at a loss. Mammoth and costly bureaucracies soon tell the corner pharmacist how much to charge for aspirin or a gas station owner whether he can give his mechanic an extra $5 a week. In the U.S., the World War II controls program required 60,000 full-time officials, plus another 300,000 volunteer price checkers...
...Young's hosts were happy to lay on the hospitality in a desert town and argue their side. The give-and-take got Andy thinking about the folks back home. "In most Government positions you spend your time dealing with cautious, insecure bureaucrats," he said. "I tell you, I don't know whether I'd ever like to go back on a State Department payroll...