Word: defender
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Times, after all, is the most revered newspaper in the nation, and journalists expect the Times to defend the media when it is being attacked...
...university presidents defend the system, but many of them feel it is not beyond repair. "All we have to do is find the wit and will to get it done," says University of Miami President Edward Foote. In recent months, coaches and school administrators have debated the NCAA's Proposition 42, a plan that would raise the eligibility standards for athletic scholarships. Both sides of the argument claimed to speak for the disadvantaged. Some who opposed higher standardized-test scores tried to limit debate by labeling as racist or elitist those who favored such a change. But the focus...
...targets of the Ayatullah, or you can use them to off your rivals and create lots of police widows. It depends on what kind of guy you are. But the N.R.A. doesn't care -- underneath its dumb incantatory slogans ("Guns don't kill people; people kill people"), it is defending both guys. It helps ensure that cops are outgunned right across America. It preaches hunters' rights in order to defend the distribution of weapons in what is, in effect, a drug-based civil...
...lived through a war, could make such statements; but Professor Wylie's remarks are way out of line. He said that "students who [want] to practice killing their fellow humans [can] go to MIT." I would like to remind him that the purpose of the armed forces is to defend America and prevent other nations from killing our citizens and destroying our property. If it weren't for the brave men who gave their lives to protect this nation, none of us would enjoy the liberties and freedoms which we hold so dear...
While the airlines insisted their jets are already airworthy, they nonetheless welcomed the industry-sponsored report. Besides adding an extra margin of safety, the measures could head off more stringent Government regulations and help the carriers defend themselves against potential lawsuits for negligence. The repairs, which would range from replacing rivets to reskinning entire jets, could be good for business too. Passengers may find some reassurance in the program, even though they will pay for it in the form of higher fares...