Word: defender
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Academic freedom is a fragile plant," Herzfeld said. "It is the moral duty of the university presses to defend it as far as they are able to and [CUP] did not do that...
...covered by traditional department courses. I took one which studied a single novel, Don Quixote. Other seminars have concerned themselves with whether the earth is more likely to be destroyed by nuclear war or an asteroid collision, as well as the last spoken words of great men. One might defend the current system by arguing that first-years, more than other students, will benefit from these non-traditional classes. This argument, it seems to me, has its logic entirely backwards...
...businesses already protect themselves against currency fluctuations through modern hedging transactions. Most economists warn that the cost of returning to a gold-based currency could be enormous. Monetary authorities may be forced to raise interest rates even in the midst of a recession to encourage dollar purchases needed to defend the dollar's fixed value. The result? A mild business downturn could spiral into something far worse. Sticking with the gold standard in this situation would be the economic equivalent of a pilot's refusing, upon seeing a collision ahead, to take the plane off autopilot...
...asked about China last week--and a brain opened. "Taiwan trumps everything," Forbes began. "It's the top priority." Would he defend the island if China attacked? "Of course," he said emphatically. "But unlike Clinton, I'd make damn sure Beijing knew that up front. The so-called creative ambiguity that [Defense Secretary William] Perry pushes is ridiculous. Saying that the possibility of protecting Taiwan would depend 'on the circumstances' invites trouble. We should ignore China's claims to exceptionalism, stop psychoanalyzing the place, stop worrying that we might say something that offends them and state our interests clearly." Nothing...
While some students have expressed disenchantment with the political process under Clinton, Stephanopoulos was quick to defend the president's achievements...