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CCLN members called the proposed tax break "absurd" in interviews yesterday, claiming that Lotus needs no help from the city. Debra M. McManus, a board member of CCLN, said that the incentives would renege on a long-standing promise to use the proposed Kendall Square area for housing...

Author: By David S. Kurnick, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Activists Decry Corporate Tax Breaks | 8/7/1992 | See Source »

There are, of course, times when the proliferation of abbreviations and acronyms becomes absurd. For instance...

Author: By June Shih, | Title: A Brief 'Thanx' To MTV | 7/21/1992 | See Source »

Anyway, it's absurd to discuss Cop Killer as part of the "confrontation of ideas" -- or even as an authentic anguished cry of rage from the ghetto. Cop Killer is a cynical commercial concoction, designed to titillate its audience with imagery of violence. It merely exploits the authentic anguish of the inner city for further titillation. Tracy Marrow is in business for a buck, just like Time Warner. Cop Killer is an excellent joke on the white establishment, of which the company's anguished apologia ("Why can't we hear what rap is trying to tell us?") is the punch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ice T: Is the Issue Social Responsibility . . . | 7/20/1992 | See Source »

...often he was wrong and at times absurd...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Freud Finished? | 7/6/1992 | See Source »

...figures speak for themselves, accordingto Williams, who said the raises were "absurd."The amount of the raises, she said, ares imilar tothe amounts that some union members are trying tolive on, she said...

Author: By Molly B. Confer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Top Managers Get Pay Hikes Of About 7% | 7/3/1992 | See Source »

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