Word: concealability
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...brave souls to emerge from the huge gay show-biz underground into the glare of publicity and opprobrium. If he suffered a bit less for his declaration than other entertainers might have, it's because his appeal is not primarily sexual; the glitter and sartorial outrage conceal an ordinary, football-loving guy with an extraordinary love of the limelight. For all the tabloid titters, England realizes this; it has virtually made John its official Ambassador of Fun. He has performed for all branches of the Royal Family, and is a favorite dancing partner of Princess Diana. But John says...
Most students walking by the Sackler Art Gallery probably haven't notice the bolts on top of the columns in front of the building. But for Philip A. Rizzo, an independent architect in Cambridge, they are "offensive" and an "urban blight" which the University needs to conceal or remove...
There's only one help for the pencil trade. We must conceal this advancement in mechanical tabulation from developing nations that still rely heavily on No.2 pencils! We'll keep them in the dark ages until some industrial spy manages to squeeze the secret out of a less-than-scrupulous CUE Guide worker. By that time, we'll have switched all those pencil-producers over to defense contracting...
Harvard has yet to address the embarrassing truth that underlies the ROTC debate: if the military discriminated against heterosexuals, Harvard would long ago have served its ROTC ties. President Rudenstine's recommendation, though touted as a creative compromise, is just a creative way to conceal a compromise of principles. --Laurie Pane...
Instead of attempting to conceal this little bit of public knowledge, the University has a duty to its students, to its faculty and to itself as an institution to address the current problem seriously and swiftly...