Word: childishly
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...before the present financial crisis, "should idealism overlook the advantages of a perfectly functioning, booming economy?" A European may smile condescendingly at the compulsion of elderly Americans to try to stay young. But we should remember, says Tyrmand, that "many of his elemental securities are dependent on the American, childish, stubborn denial of surrender." In America, "only death constitutes a positive end, an absolute and final break. While he is alive, man not only has the right to, but also the duty of, undertaking countless beginnings...
...there in the cold morning drizzle directing traffic. They smiled back and said "hi" back. And the marshals, freezing all along the route, were good people. Almost all the people were good ones, not rotten apples. But there were lots of not-so-good people sleeping, "ignoring" this childish demonstration...
...world. So I had the illusion that if I ever uttered this word, all the houses would fall down, the sky would become red, and we would all collapse. And I said in my heart. 'Now, I have the power to destroy Warsaw.' It's one of these childish illusions. "He never tested the power of the word because he thought he might be the first victim. "As a matter of fact I'm still afraid," he added and laughed softly to himself at the thought...
...approve between 96% and 98% of its budget requests. When the new Governor began tightening the budget and exerting regental control, U.C. was aghast, and in Reagan's view it reacted like a spoiled child. Given the public temper, Reagan has made the university look all the more childish -or so many Californians...
...staunch anti-Gaullist and anything but Francophile. Nonetheless, I am appalled by the boycott of Mr. Pompidou [March 2] in Congress, and by the childish, uncivilized behavior of Mayor Lindsay, in being "conveniently" away from New York so as not to give Mr. Pompidou an official welcome. Such behavior is a breach of diplomatic etiquette of the worst kind. And all this because of 109 Mirage jets? I do not recall a similar cold-shouldering of Russian leaders by American officials at the time of the Cuban missile crisis, or after the invasion of Hungary or Czechoslovakia. I wonder whether...