Word: context
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Peninsula Council member Chris Vergonis '92 explained "the speakers used the word 'Negro' to place the symposium in its historical context." But historical context to some is racist and offensive to others...
They said they never knowingly allowed theworth of the Aeneas protfolio to be overvalued.Those estimates, they said, are made by outsideauditors. And the sharp devaluation, theymaintained, must be kept in the context of thecollapsing real estate and commodities market in1990...
...statement was taken well out of context,and it was a partial quote," Sperling said. "All Ican say is, look what the standard compensation isas a percent of profit in the venture business andapply those formulas and you come up with anumber...
...think the context of 'a board was imposed onus' is completely wrong," Sperling said. "thecontext that the board was agreed to because weneeded 'stricter supervision' is categoricallyuntrue...
...foreign crisis on the horizon, conventional wisdom holds that the state of the economy will decide the election. If so, Bush's personal shortcomings may be irrelevant. Even if Bush were shown to be guilty of all the things Bill Clinton has been accused of, there is a broader context in which the incumbent would be judged. But as the President's record comes under more scrutiny, his performance in office could become as much of a problem for him as unmentioned induction letters and uninhaled joints have been for Bill Clinton...