Word: admittedly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...first to admit that the contribution universities can make in building character is limited. In fact, his argument for inclusion is strongest when phrased in terms of lower expectations for the value of teaching ethics: "It is one thing to acknowledge the limitations of formal learning and quite another to deny that reading and discussion can have any effect in developing ethical principals and moral character. The basic value to be gained from any course that forces students to think carefully and rigorously about complex problems cannot be denied...
...Herald. As Joe Pilati, O'Brien's replacement as the Phoenix's media columnist, wrote in a column this summer, it took guts for the Herald to allow that choice quote to go out over the airwaves. But like it or not, O'Brien's new bosses had to admit that it was true...
...figure is formidable. Yet, neither candidate has a passionate following, defined a single overriding issue. If the number of undecided voters remains high, it might be less a matter of boredom than of confusion. When in doubt, it is easier to profess that it does not matter than to admit to indecision...
What are the key qualities required of a leader? Oregon's Republican Senator Robert Packwood, 44, suggested half a dozen key traits: "Purpose. Integrity. Tolerance, which is just a willingness to keep enough of an open mind to admit that you may be wrong. Zealots are dangerous; they are so convinced that they are right and you are wrong. This is what we saw in the Nixon White House. And discipline. I never saw anybody make it who did not have sufficient personal discipline to say, 'No, I cannot play golf. I have things to do.' Imagination...
...buying power. The book describes the methods that have been used by preservationists (documentation, recognition as a "historic landmark," zoning laws, real-estate clauses). But this time the catalog does not speak to the Dodgers fan, only to the philanthropic patron of the arts--because, as the authors admit, "the only way to save or rejuvenate old buildings is money." They recognize that "built into the current economic system are a number of disincentives to preservation...the tax structure tends to favor new and bigger buildings. Building codes are geared to new construction. And lenders do not consider old buildings...