Word: willingness
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There was another problem that might have even more bearing on international relationships: to anyone willing to accept obvious facts, the U.S.S.R. has far outstripped the U.S. in the reach for space. President Eisenhower has seemed remarkably unconcerned about the U.S. lag, but the fact remains that, as a man...
Derick Heathcoat Amory, 59, Chancellor of the Exchequer. A tall, angular bachelor who has served ably in several ministries (Pensions, Board of Trade, Agriculture), Heathcoat (pronounced hethcut) Amory never appears to seek power, but is ready and willing when it is thrust upon him. Many British pols believe that he...
With everyone still awaiting word from Van Doren, one subcommittee member, California Democrat John Moss, summed up the practice of the quiz show operators: "It is a perfect illustration of their lack of morality, a perfect illustration of their lack of ethics. They are perfectly willing to corrupt." It was...
One aspect of the NDEA controversy which has disturbed Monro is the right of a student who is willing to take the oath to receive money under the program. He has concluded, however, that in this case "the responsibility of the institution overrides the right of the individual."
Motivation also plays an important part in hypnotic reactions. No one can be successfully hypnotized unless he is willing, and in an experiment the subject often is motivated by what Dr. Orne calls "the demand characteristics of the situation." In an experiment, for instance, the subject feels he has to...