Word: comport
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...some political speech "shouldn't be tolerated." There can be little doubt that most thoughtful Americans are strongly opposed to the repressive policies of the current South African regime. But surely freedom of speech, if it means anything, means freedom to speak and listen to ideas which do not comport with law professors' subjective assessments of community values. The suggestion that Mr. Kent-Brown's speech is less worthy of protection because it is only political is particularly offensive; taken seriously, it could lead to the effective silencing of any political speech which a small number of students found offensive...
...trouble to read aloud when the decision was handed down, Justice Stevens said, "To hold that a prisoner's possession of a letter from his wife, or a picture of his baby, has no protection against arbitrary or malicious perusal, seizure or destruction would not, in my judgment, comport with any civilized standard of decency...
Matched against Brown Saturday Harvard's formula once again paid off. The Crimson surged into an early lead and kept its comport in the rough waters to beat a strong Bruin boat by five seconds...
...They assume that the world of family and property will change her mind. The sense-bringing task is undertaken by her wealthy maternal grandmother, who invites her to live at her gracious plantation. There rebellious Sybylla is to learn to dress in a ladylike manner, deal with servants and comport herself properly with proper people...