Word: coded
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...prevent hoaxes, the go-between would be supplied with a code word: Susan, the name of the younger of Murphy's two teen-age daughters. The hostage added a message of comfort for his wife Virginia, signing off with a reference to one of his favorite authors...
...early November meeting, students decided to number but not sign blue-books at an upcoming examination in physiology. Appointed students would hang on to lists of names and their respective numbers. Then, when the faculty released the grades along with the student code numbers, those students representatives would make sure that only those who failed identified themselves. That way, the faculty would have no choice but to record simply pass grades for all students who did not claim their numbers...
They agreed to hand over sealed lists of the code numbers but said they would continue to number the exams. What that measure did was assure the faculty that the students would respect its decision on the matter. There was little the administration wanted more than to have those lists locked away in the dean's desk. Now it could be sure that no wild-eyed students would try to perpetuate the system or burn the lists and make the pass/fail grades permanent. It was no sacrifice to allow the students to continue their numbering ritual through finals; everything would...
...program is a sensible one and represents yet another victory for Kissinger's powers of persuasion: it contains almost everything that he and Nixon had hoped to get out of the conference. The only important point on which he could get no agreement was a proposed "code of conduct" to regulate the efforts that several governments are making to work out special deals with Middle Eastern producers in order to assure their own energy supplies. France, for example, is negotiating pacts with Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Libya that would guarantee it millions of barrels of oil in return...
...Godfather" have glorified the life of criminals. Most criminals follow a dull routine which involves constant risks. Few of them read Sartre and Camus like Joey Gallo was reputed to have done; getting through the Daily News each day is a major accomplishment for most. Because of the code of violence they live under, people involved in organized crime does take and whatever businesses it is involved with, it is not a pleasant way of life...