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Word: acceptible (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Harvard, where they accept one of everything that moves, they never accept ski jumpers. Maybe because they never apply, but Crimson ski jumpers have traditionally been converted Alpiners, who get their practice under...

Author: By Michael K. Savit, | Title: Arand and About the Ski Slopes | 3/21/1977 | See Source »

...Advancement of Science despite the proven fraudulence of the basis of much of his work on intelligence inheritability; Nathan Glazer's attacks on Affirmative Action as "Affirmative Discrimination." And there are endless additional examples from the national and international scene. Within this context the Lampoon would have us accept their portrayal of Afro-American people as innocent. It seems that "ignorant" would be a better word. The Lampoon has no intention of discontinuing their particular form of chauvinist propaganda unless the Harvard community takes a strong stand against categorizing this trash as "humor." If the Lampoon does not have...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Afro-American Unity | 3/18/1977 | See Source »

There is no great need to dwell on past bigotries, nor do most of us believe that heterosexuals bear some kind of collective guilt. What we do ask of you is an intelligent understanding of human variation, and advise in a friendly way that you accept and ennoble sexual love in yourselves and others as an intrinsic human quality in and of itself. We find that straight folks who love and accept their sexual selves are rarely a threat. Sexual fear and superstition has often been related to oppression of other kinds: consider the weird mythologies among some white people...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: All You Need Is Love | 3/15/1977 | See Source »

...broader policy front, British union leaders have so far avoided being specific about the wage limits they are prepared to accept in Phase 3. Apparently, they do not want to commit themselves to any policy until they are certain of controlling the rank and file. Nonetheless, the powerful Trades Union Congress last week served notice about what should be included in the new budget that Chancellor of the Exchequer Denis Healey will present on March 29. The unions' price for going along with a third year of slim raises: a $4 billion expansionary packet to be allocated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Europe's Contentious Winter | 3/14/1977 | See Source »

...romantically Wagnerian or barn yard raunchy. Orchestrating Jed and Rozelle's love affair, he is wise enough to know that passion thrives on obstacles-the more, the greater the passion. Beyond the obvious legal and social hurdles, there is Jed and Rozelle's shared yearning to accept what they are in terms of their Dugton past. In this sense, they ransack each other's bodies for the answer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Sacred and Profane Grit | 3/14/1977 | See Source »

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