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11. An editorial in the Oxford Magazine says: "We
regard it as fantastic that
members of the boat club crew should be able to devote so much time to rowing in
term time. (D. W., 1964)
12. It was natural that on coming to London, Shakespeare, fired with theatrical
ambition, should seek to join a reputable company of players. (Theatre World,
1964)
13. A representative of the National Union of Teachers said;
"It is intolerable that parents whose children have been justly smacked should go to
the school and assault the teachers." (D. W., 1964)
14. Why shouldn't children be allowed to plan their own television programmes?
(D. W., 1964)
15. The new Budget introduced in the Commons changes nothing. The economy is
to continue to stagnate. To describe it, however, as a neutral Budget, is to miss its
entire purpose.
There is no relief for wage and lower salary earners. On the contrary, for them, the
squeeze is to go on. (M. S , 1967)
16. A luxury hotel for dogs is to be opened at Lima, Peru, a city of 30,000 dogs.
The furry guests will have separate hygienic kennels,
top medical care and high
standard cuisine, including the best bones. Also on hand at the "dogotel" - trees.
(D. W., 1964)
17. The Epsom Downs are deteriorating a
s a beauty spot and new legislation is
needed if they are
to be preserved, the Epsom Downs Joint Committee said
yesterday. (M. S.; 1967)
18. If the Labour Party is to draw tne right lessons
from the General Election
defeat, it will have to go deep into the irreconcilable conflict between the interests
of the workers and the employers. (M. S., 1970)
19. The manuscript, which is of the first nine books of Cax-ton's translation of
Ovid's "Metamorphoses" and dated 1480, is now at the British Museum. An
American collector wanted to buy it but the Government refused an export licence
until December 6 and said 90,000 must be raised by that date if the manuscript was
to stay in Britain. (M. S., 1967)
20. If the crisis in the British coal industry is to be overcome, emergency steps
must be taken to expand the production of coking coal with a Government assisted
crash programme for the development of smokeless fuel and a guarantee given of
no pit closures except through exhaustion. (M. S., 1970)
21. And though I was deeply grateful for the attention and honour 1 was given, it
was sometimes almost enough to make me desperate. I had always loved to walk in
the streets of Darjeling, but now I found that I had to go out before dawn in the
morning if I was not to be followed by a whole procession. (Tenzing, Tiger of the
Snows)
22. Charges those U. S. advisers have taught torture
methods in some Latin
American countries are to be investigated by a sub-committee of the House of
Representatives. (M. S., 1970)
23. Britain's thirst for water will double by the end of the century. The use of sea
water might provide the solution. The Government was already experimenting with
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desalination. We have to construct over the next 30 years water conservation
projects with a total yield equivalent to all those constructed over the last century.
(M. S., 1971)
24. Brian Morris, 14-year-old schoolboy, yesterday had to abandon his second
attempt to be the youngest swimmer to conquer the English Channel, when he was
only four miles from his goal. (M. S., 1968)
25. The Prime Minister is having to be tough because
he has left himself no
alternative. He has had to be far tougher than if he had had the political courage to
admit earlier that, having ruled out the devaluation, he had made inevitable a
serious degree of deflation — and of unemployment. (The Observer, 1966)
26. When the House of Commons debated foreign affairs in December the main
theme was nuclear defence. When it returns to the subject on Thursday the theme
is likely to be Vietnam. (The Times, 1965)
27. Weather Likely to Be Unsettled
The Meteorological Office yesterday forecast unsettled weather
for Britain during
the next month. There is unlikely to be more than average sunshine and tem-
peratures are expected to range from below average over Scotland to above
average for Southern England and South Wales. (M. S., 1970)
28. The main disadvantage of the Bill on the presidential succession is that it
involves the cumbersome business of changing the Constitution and is therefore
unlikely to become law until next year. (The Times, 1964)
29. Knowledge that in the fields where research and development costs bulk large,
small national industries in Europe are bound to remain uncompetitive, has already
led France to seek cooperation with Britain in computers and aircraft. (The
Guardian, 1966)
30. This is bound to get me a bad name as a sportsman, but let me say at once that I
have nothing against the killing of animals. (J. Steinbeck, Travels with Charley)
31. This type of motor appears to be the best adapted to winter conditions. (M. S.,
1969)
32. The ancient belief that the human heart is the seat of emotional life may seem
to be endangered by the latest surgical advances. (The Times, 1968)
33. Cabinet divisions seem to exist on the question of how much the worker and
employer should each pay for a dearer National Insurance stamp. (M. S., 1969)
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