Word: carelessly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Honick said that he was not very upset because his injury was merely the result of a careless accident...
Forgiving Heart. But more important than Carter's apologies for his careless words about preserving "ethnic purity" was the fact that none of his rivals knew how to exploit the issue that he had raised. In 1976 there is one quick way for a politician to trip up on the way to the White House: call upon the Government to use federal powers to get the minority groups out of the big city ghettos and into white neighborhoods...
Northeastern, which entered the game with its best chance in years to beat Harvard, could only generate fire in the third inning, when the dry grass next to its dugout went up in flames thanks to a careless smoker. And the Huskies had to put that one out themselves...
Contrite Retreat. Finally, Carter bowed to the pressure and backed down. At a press conference in Philadelphia, he contritely retreated from his language -but not his stand on public housing. Said he: "I was careless in the words I used, and I apologize for it. It was a very serious mistake." He took a further step toward working his way out of trouble with black voters. He announced that he no longer regards the Humphrey-Hawkins full-employment bill as too costly because it has been significantly amended, and now supports it. The measure would require the Government to reduce...
Because of its dubious proofs and Rojas's apparent partisanship, The Murder of Allende is not a brief that could persuade a skeptical jury of readers, but rather a text for true believers. And even sympathetic readers will lose patience with its sloppy style and careless organization. But if we can believe this book, it narrates a tragedy: Allende, blinded by his trust in legality and the integrity of the generals, refuses to depart from constitutional tactics in order to defend his revolution. With hindsight, Rojas points out the fatal errors of disarming the workers and preaching restraint, which together...