Word: basest
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...face it: There is no true leadership in this country, Republican or Democratic. Our elected officials operate at the basest level of power politics and skewer one another whenever necessary. And they call themselves Christian...
...mail to the freshman deans expressing his disapproval. “My primary objection is that an event of this nature is always vulgar,” Kavulla, who is also a Crimson editor, said. “While the FYSC may be perfectly representative in appealing to the basest instincts of freshmen, they should aspire to greater things...
...Homeland Security in which insiders seem to have tipped off relatives about an alleged threat to the New York City subway system. Outrageous behavior? Perhaps. But get those "insider traders" into a market, and everyone will have access to that information. Insiders have a motivation--money, at the basest level--to distribute their knowledge...
...Xbox. I'm no conservative moralist, but I am worried by the incredible darkness in the gaming world. Most current game designs (besides those of sports and auto-racing titles) are oppressively heavy and angst-ridden. I hope the next breakthrough in gaming ends the ceaseless marketing to the basest instincts of the 18-year-old male psyche. I will stick with sports games, but I am concerned that my 10-year-old son is growing up in a world in which even previously lighthearted games now include blood splattering and bad language. Perhaps bringing the Xbox...
...features of the new Xbox. I'm no raging conservative moralist, but I am worried by the incredible darkness in the gaming world. Most current game designs (besides those of sports and auto-racing titles) are oppressively heavy and angst ridden. There is ceaseless marketing to the basest instincts of the 18-year-old-male psyche. I am concerned that my 10-year-old son is growing up in a world in which even previously lighthearted games now include blood splattering and bad language. Perhaps bringing the Xbox out of the "boys' room" and into the family room will help...