Word: commonness
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EACH JANUARY, President Reagan's State of the Union address is an occasion to cart out the old cliches and extoll the virtues and glory of the almighty American people: "The American people brought us back with quiet courage and common sense....The American people deserve our thanks," the President solemnly uttered in his message to Congress last Tuesday. And, as a token of appreciation which has become a Reagan trademark, the President took time out from assessing the state of the union to praise heretofore unnoticed American heroes...
...your piece on the Spring Play Auditions (February 1, 1986), you state on page 5, "Marya R. Cohn...described common casting at the Loeb this past week as `obscene,' comparing it to an Indian square...
Although the debate provided an occasion for verbal sparring among frontrunners, the candidates found much common ground. Each stressed the importance of lowering the $150 billion trade deficit and making American industry more competitive in world markets...
Three house students and two members of the Senior Common Room serve asrepresentatives on the search committee. JenniferY. Block '88, William C. Meyer '86, and Robert N.Walton '87 were selected as Mather's studentrepresentatives, and Senior Tutor Terry K. Shallerwill represent the Senior Common Room with John D.Montgomery, former chairman of the GovernmentDepartment and a house fellow...
...decided a formal relationship might advance their common objectives. In 1941, they proposed the formation of a new department to President James B. Conant '14. Absorbed with his work for government agencies involved in the war effort, Conant didn't approve that plan, or any other of the several proposals which followed. The men, however, continued pushing...