Word: demeans
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...obviously pleased at not being on the defensive for a change. George Bush acted the traditional running-mate role of counterpuncher. Said he: "I'm appalled at the ugly, mean little remark Jimmy Carter made last night." Gerald Ford went even further: "His intemperate and totally misleading statements demean the office of the presidency...
...Reproductions may serve as aids to memory, as "educational tools," but they are "momentos of experience," far below the work itself in merit. To claim that these reproductions may function as equivalents of the artist's own work, critics suggest, is a "corruption of taste." By implication, these reproductions demean the artist's own work...
...change wasn't meant to demean exempt players. They will get to play as long as they meet minimum standards. Granted they proved themselves in the past, but this is just like any other sport. If you go a year and don't make your minimum, something is wrong with your game...
...think the Nickel Campaign made a lot of people mad," Joseph said yesterday. "Otis Pike (D-N.Y.) wrote a column in The Chicago Tribune saying that the Nickel Campaign served only to demean the members of Congress...
Meanwhile, Rabin last week was characteristically uncertain about his future plans. Rather than seek a trial that might demean the office of Premier, he readily paid a token $ 1,600 fine for having been the co-signer of his wife's illicit bank account. His wife Leah, however, was formally indicted; if found guilty, she could be fined up to $63,000 and sentenced to three years in prison. Although he quit as Labor candidate for Israel's top job, Rabin could not resign office immediately; as head of a caretaker government, he was bound...