Word: thoughtless
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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...Hughes," my wife explained, "Frank is exhausted. He went to bed early, and I think he should get a good night's rest, don't you?" "Good heavens, yes, Mrs. McCulloch, and I'm sorry to have been so thoughtless. A pleasant good night. Rest well." Of course the phone rang again precisely 30 minutes later. Instantly, Hughes was apologetic. In the press of all the things he was doing, he had simply forgotten the earlier conversation. Good night again...
What kind of reception did the automobile get in its infancy? Let's not condemn superficially on the basis of a few thoughtless operators...
...trying to save his country, and his independent, self-respecting countrymen from what would be their obvious futureoccupational servitude to the well-heeled, thoughtless "guests" inundating the islands, demanding services and luxurious comforts...
There are many Alaskans who deplore the thoughtless rush towards resource exploitation. We do not object to carefully planned and regulated development, but we don't want to sell the last unspoiled environment for a handful of dollars...
FRANCE. Although things have been getting progressively better for French women-they received the right to vote in 1946, to have bank accounts of their own in 1965, and can now legally receive mail without husbandly interference-they are still hampered by many thoughtless inequities. Day-care centers are scarce, businessmen are reluctant to hire women on a part-time basis. The French feminist movement is small but growing. One of the foremost groups is Le Mouvernent Démocratique Féminine. Their aim: to politicize women so that they will demand their rights from the government. The French...