Word: archaice
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...start of the show, Jules Feiffer stepped onto the stage of Sanders Theatre, commented briefly on that archaic, dark monstrosity, and then described his interest in the revue about to unfold. "People used to tell me that I had a good ear for dialogue and that my strips would go well on the stage. I'm here this afternoon to nail that lie." He didn't quite succeed...
Died. Dr. Edgar Johnson Goodspeed, 90, genial, imaginative Biblical scholar who in 1923 produced one of the first translations of the New Testament in modern English (The New Testament: An American Translation), continued his lifelong crusade to distill clear 20th century meaning from archaic Biblical language with a steady flow of books and essays (How to Read the Bible, A Life of Jesus); of a stroke; in Los Angeles...
...Security Council veto, at least in part, through its majorities in the General Assembly. It has been clear for some time that the rush of the new African members into the U.N. would reduce or destroy those majorities. Some of these new members are volatile, hypnotized by the archaic fear of colonialism, and easily susceptible to Communist influence. As in the Goa case, many of them act blindly on a double standard, ready to condemn the West, rarely ready to criticize their own friends or the Communists. Does this mean, as some suggested last week, that the "Afro-Asian bloc...
Unfortunately, the idealism that Rebecca West (Andrea Peterson) would instill in Rosmer (Thom Babe) is both archaic and syrupy in sound, making the actress' job incredibly difficult. For example...
...defending minority abide by its own principles. But do not let these principles continue to be imposed on the whole of a society which no longer subscribes to them. The archaic Blue Laws are a legislated nuisance to most people. They should be abolished...