Word: blindingly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Harvard should not invest in blind trusts orgroup investments of any sort where they can'tcontrol the investment process or guarantee thatit will be in accordance with Universityinvestment guidelines," Weissman said...
...only is this argument wrong, but its reverse is true. American non-Jews are not blind. They see what Israel is doing in the occupied territories, and they are rapidly reevaluating support for Israel. Unless American Jews are willing to guide American policy by contributing to critical discussion, decisions will be made without Jewish input...
...these days. Just a decade ago, the physically handicapped were consigned by doctors, families and themselves to a life hemmed in by "can't dos." Today they are challenging all limits and proving they can succeed in virtually every sport. About 50,000 disabled Americans, from amputees and the blind to those with spinal-cord injuries or cerebral palsy, are taking up everything from cycling and scuba diving to rock climbing and rafting. That is still a small fraction of the 37 million handicapped in the U.S. But, declares Dave Kiley, 34, of Pomona, Calif., a star wheelchair-basketball player...
...into the theme from The Twilight Zone. Martin is never so outrageous, but his familiar cool-guy strut and laid-back vocalisms keep him from inhabiting his character. Irwin is grayly competent as Lucky. The only really satisfying performance is Abraham's. Hugely self-satisfied in the first act, blind and pathetic in the second, he steals the show by simply acting his role while the stars are embellishing theirs...
...administrators and faculty) is more important than precept in influencing the moral behavior of students now and in their future careers. If such members of the intellectual and (presumably) moral elite who are eagerly "packing their bags for Washington (and who) point to a healthy economy" can be so blind and deaf to injustices literally at their doorsteps--as the Proverbs say. Wisdom cries at the gates--then it is not surprising to find profound apathy on such issues in the country at large. Eric Hunter, GSAS