Word: consensus
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Abraham Ribicoff pooh-poohed the study, saying that the reasons for racial violence were already well-known. "We must end the eternal search for consensus," said Democrat Ribicoff, "and exercise real leadership...
...before business. He whisked the diplomats off to the nearby seaside resort of Bang Saen for two preconference days of golf and conviviality. It was a shrewd move. By the time the ministers sat down last week for their formal deliberations, everyone had done so much private lobbying, a consensus had already emerged. "We'd all been so busy implanting ideas in the minds of others in private conversations," said one delegate, "that we didn't know whether it was finally our idea turning up in another version-or someone else...
...subcommittee hearings will likely adjourn later this month. A majority of the Senators clearly would like to find a middle way between the SEC charges and the industry defenses. Yet the first week's round, by general consensus, went to the SEC. This sense was perhaps best expressed by a subcommittee staffer overheard talking on the telephone to SEC Chairman Cohen. "The more these mutual-funds guys talk," he said, "the better off you are. So let the industry hang itself...
...national educational associations representing students,administrators, and faculty members began drafting the following statement last fall and completed it last month. They call the result "a consensus that links good standards to viable practice...
Mazer also said he hoped to be able to achieve a consensus among student leaders from different parts of the country on common proposals which they could forward to university authorities as a group...