Word: affront
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...extraordinary scene. Standing before the TV cameras next to the beaming Foreign Minister of an allied nation, Florida Senator Richard Stone last week denounced U.S. State Department policy. In the case of almost any other country, it would have been considered an affront to the U.S.-but not if the minister is Moshe Dayan and the country is Israel. The incident illustrates the special problems the U.S. faces in trying to push Israel toward a more pliable attitude that is necessary to bring about a Middle East settlement. Just how much leverage does Washington have...
...will be directing our energy program is the father of eight children. The idea that none of them are permitted to "waste time" by mowing their own lawn is an affront to the rest of us who are wasting time in an attempt to conserve energy by walking to work, pushing lawnmowers and hanging laundry...
...finished sixth in the 1965 Masters, the position ever reached by a European pro. In 1972 while playing in the Double Diamond tournament, Sota became the first professional ever to be penalized for slow play in the history of British golf, which understandably was taken as a national affront by his fellow Spaniards...
...head of state. Oriol's kidnaping, still unsolved, was claimed by GRAPO, which is demanding amnesty for the remaining political prisoners in return for Oriol's freedom. Sure enough, GRAPO also identified itself as the grabber of Villaescusa. The kidnaping of the prestigious general was an unprecedented affront to Spain's powerful military, but its leadership appeared in no mood to retaliate outside the law. Said Army Chief of Staff Lieut. General Jose Vega Rodriguez: "The army has demonstrated that it is nonpolitical, calm and confident...
Carter had no sooner issued his proclamation-and signed Executive Order No. 1-than he was vehemently attacked, both by those who thought him too soft and those who thought he was too tough. The American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars claimed that the decision was an affront to American fighting men who had done their duty by serving in Viet Nam. Carter's act, Senator Barry Goldwater declared, was "the most disgraceful thing that a President has ever done...