Word: benign
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...really, one might be tempted to ask, who could blame Bush or Kerry for what amounts to relatively benign neglect? It is, after all, election year, and there are far bigger fish to fry. Yet it is precisely this mentality that reveals one of the most troubling contradictions nestled within our culture: the demand for and expectation of excellence, coupled paradoxically with indifference when excellence is attained...
...with angry, racist skinheads. But there's more than money to compensate: the Russian and Ukrainian teams play in the pan-European tournaments, offering their imports a platform on which to impress the scouts of clubs in Italy, Spain and Britain, who'll offer a better wage and more benign living conditions. Today's estimates are that around 1,000 African players earn their keep in Europe, a low figure compared with the Brazilian pro Diaspora which is believed to number in the region of 5,000 players. And none of the African players who regularly start for an English...
...with angry, racist skinheads. But there's more than money to compensate: the Russian and Ukrainian teams play in the pan-European tournaments, offering their imports a platform on which to impress the scouts of clubs in Italy, Spain and Britain, who'll offer a better wage and more benign living conditions. Today's estimates are that around 1,000 African players earn their keep in Europe, a low figure compared with the Brazilian pro Diaspora which is believed to number in the region of 5,000 players. And none of the African players who regularly start for an English...
...president. The faculty has complained about a total lack of transparency regarding the development of Allston. Staff protest the information blackout concerning budget shortfalls and layoffs. And the proliferation of spokespeople-cum-spin-doctors has made it impossible for reporters from The Crimson to properly cover even the most benign topics...
...Maybe it was a little bit radical. But it was pretty benign. It’s not like we took over the administration building,” Kowal adds...