Word: blanches
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...federal district and appellate court judges and Supreme Court Justices, President Reagan beamed with pride. Looking intently at O'Connor, the President affirmed that the nation demands of judges "a wisdom that knows no time, has no prejudice and wants no other reward." O'Connor did not blanch or blush...
...General Foods and Bendix, to fund research. If the research develops into fruitful ventures, profits will come under the jurisdiction of a separate company called Engenics. Since the center owns 30% equity in Engenics, those profits will enable the center to aid university research, no strings attached. Says Harvey Blanch, U.C. professor of chemical engineering and a founder of Engenics: "I think this type of arrangement is a first." With Government grants decreasing and inflation pressing, it is not likely to be a last...
Proponents of the changes, by contrast, claim that the simpler text will attract people who have fallen away from the church, especially the young. Presenting a copy of the Alternative Service Book to Queen Elizabeth last week, Archbishop of York Stuart Blanch declared that the Book of Common Prayer was "imposed by law upon a largely unwilling church." The new liturgy, he stated, is a "people's book." Perhaps. But traditionalists cite a Gallup survey showing that a majority of English churchgoers favor the old rites over...
...administrators extend their intellectual contempt for students to a political contempt. They dismiss the undergraduate's calls for change as naive or hypocritical. Students do not think of the institution but themselves, the argument runs, and it is the administrator's responsibility to look out for Harvard. These administrators blanch if you suggest that a student's perspective is essential because it is unique. Perhaps a student looks out for himself because he sees that no one else will. Certainly the administrator must protect his institution, but if he ignores students, he won't be able...