Word: approach
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...largely helpless but pleasant above war and factions, the monarchy provides at least a semblance of unifying tradition-plus something to talk about. In Thailand, it is immensely important. King Bhumibol Adulyadej seems all but divine to his Buddhist masses-an impression enhanced by the tradition that people must approach him crawling along the floor on hands and knees. But he is really a modern monarch, using the ancient ways and rituals to carry his country forward. Theoretically he is a figurehead, limited to ceremonial functions. Beneath the surface he keeps up a mosaic of relationships that make...
...blunted wings and studded breast, convincingly contemporary. Beneath it last week the 17-year-old Federal Republic of Germany swore in a new Chancellor whose accession to power marks the close of the postwar chapter of Germany's history and the birth of a new spirit and a new approach to the world for its 57 million people...
Wild Scramble. Another product, Reef, attacks the problem with an equally ridiculous approach. The setting is a party or a convivial cruise. The apéritif is a bottle of Reef. All the gang raise their frosty champagne glasses in a mouthwash toast as the announcer cheers, "So here's to breath [clink!] that's really clean...
Simons rejects Bible-based morality on the grounds that Jesus himself imposed no detailed code of behavior, but rather gave a general injunction that man should live according to the highest standards and seek perfection through love. He likewise feels that the conventional Catholic approach to natural law is too abstract and impersonal. The traditional natural-law moralist would call lying a sin because it perverts the purpose of speech, which is communication. Simons' general-welfare theory suggests a more plausible reason, similar to the thinking of Protestants who reject natural law: that "mankind would be gravely harmed...
...Three harmonized in praise of Haddon. Said James Roche, president of General Motors: "He offered some very constructive and intelligent suggestions." Said Ford's President Arjay Miller: "He is a reasonable man and he has a balanced approach." Said Chrysler's new board Chairman Lynn Townsend: "He is a realistic person and a good appointee...