Word: aspect
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...does so much honor and self-esteem hinge on this aspect of men's daily lives? The late Marshall Hodgson, a noted Orientalist, writes that this situation often obtains "when there are few other sources of assured status than sheer masculinity. Presumably in a society where social status on the basis of class was relatively precarious, sensitivity about a man's honor was reinforced...
McCarthy said he finds President Carter's decision to abolish the winner-take-all aspect of the Electoral College encouraging although he would also welcome a modification of the existing system...
...author points out the dangers of political labels in general. First, political labels in the Arab world are not necessarily comparable to those elsewhere; second, it is difficult to define what being "leftist" actually means in Egyptian, Syrian, or Iraqi politics. After scanning the turbulent skies of this aspect of Arab politics, no matter how clearly it is presented, one begins to regret ever having used the terms "right" and "left" for any political grouping, anywhere...
...ringing rims are only an aspect of a memorable season for college basketball. No single team has dominated the game as have U.C.L.A. and Indiana, but evenly matched good teams abound. The number of talented players is so large and so evenly distributed that Arkansas Coach Eddie Sutton could, with few exceptions, adhere to a self-imposed 500-mile recruiting limit and still field a 26-1 team. Traditional powerhouses such as U.C.L.A., North Carolina and Kentucky made the top 20, but so did newcomers Detroit, North Carolina-Charlotte, Utah and Arkansas. Back in the fold are such born-agains...
Exactly when the New Testament was written affects the interpretation of every aspect of Christian origins. Biblical scholars generally think that except for eight or nine of the letters attributed to St. Paul, the books were composed between A.D. 70 and the early 2nd century, with one or two even later. Fundamentalists believe every word in the Bible is literally true, but those who hold to "late" dating argue that much of the New Testament was not written by contemporary witnesses and tends to reflect later church views of Jesus and his Apostles...