Word: archaically
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Cast in the old-fashioned molds of aria, duet, octet, chorus, etc., Les Troyens looks a bit archaic on paper. But in performance, the music churns with energy. Berlioz's restraint and sharp musical delineation of character are on a level with Mozart, Gluck and Wagner at their best...
Twice as Slow. As if archaic methods were not bad enough, said Burger, federal courts are reeling under the impact of rising population, new legislation obliging judges to hear new kinds of cases, and pressure for closer scrutiny of confessions and police evidence "before depriving any person of his freedom." Though liberty must outrank efficiency, Burger said, it is disturbing "that in all federal district courts it now takes twice as long as it did ten years ago to dispose of criminal cases from indictment to sentence." He added, "Finality at some point is indispensable to any rational-and workable...
...special urgency to Mayor John V. Lindsay's impassioned speech before the ABA delegates in St. Louis. Stunned by the jail riots in his city and prodded by Chief Justice Burger's analysis of a crippled judicial system, Lindsay pleaded with the lawyers to help repair the archaic machinery of justice...
...From the way he treats us, it is easy to see that God is a man." So said Madame de Tencin, Montesquieu's mistress. Historically hampered by archaic laws and antique moral codes, European women have accepted their lot much more readily than their American counterparts. Recently, however, growing numbers, taking a cue from their more combative sisters across the Atlantic, have launched their attack on male chauvinism...
...housing, unemployment, poor education, poverty. "The purpose," he said, "should be to revitalize and needle both of the parties, and also to revitalize politics and Government at every level. The solutions aren't mysterious. Talk to any able city councilman, state assemblyman, Governor or mayor. City government is archaic. Most state governments are feeble. Congressional reform is a familiar topic but a very important one. As soon as a good man gets in, he's rendered incapable of being effective...