Word: affrontive
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...more about. The advertising trade may have been thrilled by such an unprecedentedly bold pitch (it drew 450 replies), but Sanders' peers were less enthusiastic. One has already brought an ethics complaint to the Washington state bar asking for disciplinary action against the young (30) lawyer for his affront...
Time magazine, for instance, just published a call to look outside the usual political arena for our next Chief Executive, listing five university heads among the stoutest Presidential timber--our own Derek Bok, sadly, not among them. We could read this as an affront to the dignity of Harvard. Instead, we should be thankful that the name of Harvard will not be dragged through the mud of a Presidential campaign...
...this break out, people get so busy taking a position that they lose sight of the fact that the object of their contention is not worth the hot air they expend on it. In the case of Coonskin, a slovenly ineptitude of design and execution, not a desire to affront, should be the subject of all the debate...
...grandiose plans for public control of industries and investment, had been demanding his dismissal from the Cabinet. On the other hand, powerful union leaders including Jack Jones, president of the Transport and General Workers Union, had warned that any demotion of Benn would be taken as "a grave affront." The situation called for the kind of political juggling act at which Wilson excels, and he came through with a dazzling performance...
...Cramer seems to equate Harvard taking a position contrary to his and that of "community leaders" as an affront and an indication that the officers and overseers of the University are not listening or "...even grasped what the community leaders had to say...". When actually, what has taken place is that Harvard's position, because of different interest, is not that of other members of the Cambridge Community...