Word: complainer
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King James I called on any citizen who knew of bribery of his judges to make a public accusation. One of the first to complain, John Wrenham, charged in 1617 that the learned Lord Chancellor Bacon had unfairly ruled against him. When Wrenham was unable to prove bribery, however, both his ears were cut off, after which he was "perpetually imprisoned." Four years later, Bacon finally confessed to a whole array of bribes, and Parliament fined him (pounds)40,000 and sentenced him to the Tower. The King majestically commuted the penalties...
During John Fox's tenure, the deanship has become primarily a crisis-management position. When Mather House students complained about their crowded rooms, Fox was there. When North House students wanted to complain about the renovation plan. Fox was there. As for anticipating problems or soothing feathers before they've been fully ruffled, however, Fox has long been reluctant to address directly the concerns of irate undergraduates on a variety of issues. Only last year did he accede to persistent requests that he establish open office hours for those students too intimidated to go through his normal appointment-making routine...
Even Weinberger's detractors give him credit for upgrading the quality of the men and women in uniform. But critics complain that the B-1 is already obsolete, that the 600-ship Navy is a relic of World War II thinking and that military readiness has not improved noticeably in the Weinberger era. They also charge that in his haste to "rearm America," Weinberger has often let hardware dictate strategy, with a resulting surfeit of gold-plated weapons systems. Indeed, instead of getting a firm grip on the procurement process, Weinberger has, if anything, given more leeway to the Joint...
...House dining room. Many students in a first choice house also feel uncomfortable with the stereotypes and regret having to be labelled. On the other hand, the Houses that do not to first round have more diverse house populations. I have never heard students in those Houses complain about their fellow Housemates but only about the distance of their house from the Square and classes. In fact these students frequently seen most enthusiastic about their House life...
There won't be much disco or New Wave, but those in attendance at the Cambridge High and Latin School's reunion probably won't complain. According to one of the events organizers, John G. Caulfield '50, the music will be "chronologically suited to the physical condition of the senior members of the group--in other words, slow stuff...