Word: context
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...this context that the notion of meritocracy comes into play--but not necessarily into focus--in Riesman's account. Almost like the way "law and order" served as code words during the late sixties for those who wanted society to return to its former middle-class virtue, "meritocracy" becomes for Riesman a code for the sorts of policies and arrangements that sustained Harvard as a superior educational and research institution throughout the middle part of the twentieth century...
...Egyptian economy than to rearm Israel for a new war. For another, said a State Department official, "if we leave Egypt to solve its money problems in the Arab world, then we shouldn't be surprised if Egypt's political maneuvering remains strictly in an Arab context." The embarrassing problem for Ford, of course, is that Congress appears overwhelmingly opposed to any aid to Egypt...
...little about the characters in this original screenplay. Rancho Deluxe might have been a film of considerable originality, something on the order of last year's under rated Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (which also starred Bridges). Instead, all it offers is conventional, well-paced entertainment, which provides an inadequate context for a few sudden shows of genuine strength...
...fact that a permanent agreement is not the Secretary of States goal it is father to end hostilities and relieve international tension. Thus there is no long range peace plan under consideration which takes into account the Palestinian question. "Step by step" takes place not in the context of an overall scheme for peace, but in a vacuum. Also, Kissinger has ignored the necessity for Arabs and Israelis to negotiate directly, at the same table, and has instead created a situation where the Arabs, particularly the Egyptians, approach the problem as though the United States is Israel's spokesman...
...American Context. One of the first to detect the trend to conservatism was James William Guercio, 29, a former Mothers of Invention guitarist turned millionaire moviemaker (Electra Glide in Blue). He manages Chicago and occasionally sits in on bass with the Beach Boys. Guercio brought the groups together. Garbed in a baggy football jersey bearing his last name and the numeral 1 and sitting in the living room of his $30,000 mobile home, Guercio tries to explain it all: "The American experience is found in Southern California and the streets of Chicago. These bands sing about youth, love...