Word: conformism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...must be frustrating for Reagan to watch American technology, albeit produced abroad, facilitate a project to which he is vehemently opposed; besides, he is technically within his rights in ordering the sanctions. Nevertheless, he is inexcusably naive to believe that complex international economic ties could be made to conform with a bipolar political policy...
...trying to strip or rip off my shield, that it was willing to do so ruthlessly, that it didn't care about me personally, or the amount of humiliation or degradation it might inflict in the process. I stubbornly balked at being manipulated, regulated, or being compelled to conform blindly through fear or threat or punishment, however severe. Indeed, I came to question the validity of a society that appeared more concerned with imposing its will than in inspiring respect. There seemed to me something grossly wrong with this. 'We'll make you be good...
...major mover behind ergonomics. The firm has developed a line of furniture with pneumatic mechanisms that adjust backs and seats, a five-pronged chair base that prevents tipping, and molded backs that conform to the body...
...West Beirut. In addition, Nigel Hawkes, foreign news editor of London's The Observer, acknowledges that there may be "a sort of double standard-we may not have the highest expectations of Iran or Iraq, but Israel is perceived as being a Western nation and is expected to conform to Western standards...
...decidedly male. Not only are most Harvard professors men, but all of them face a similar pressure to conform to a kind of academic machismo. Because the Ivy world often resembles a jungle where only the "eminent" survive competitiveness, implacable devotion to the duty to publish, and very, very hard work are at a premium. The pressure is, in short, to adopt the traditional male virtues. And if professors feel such pressure, the experience of Harvard students could scarcely be any different. Hence the fevered Gov section debates, the struggle to survive 24 hours a day in Cabot Library...