Word: discard
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...opposed the idea of giving the minority groups special representation and were therefore opposed to the constitution in its present form. The convention delegates, similarly, abhorred the thought of tainting the "divine" institution of one-man-one-vote and were amazed that the minority students were so eager to discard this basic tenet of political philosophy...
Other council business last night included a review of the city manager's salary, by City Councilor Kevin Crane, who proposed to reduce the $52,000 salary to $45,000 after Vellucci proposed to reduce it by one dollar in order to discard the issue. Both moves failed to gain the necessary votes...
...both sweep and intimacy, although there is too much use of the zoom lens--a noxious device--especially on Agamemnon, who is on the receiving end several times in the first few scenes. Mikis Theodorakis's music begins execrably, thudding around in the first half-hour like a discard from some horror movie, but it begins to wake up with the arrival in Aulis of Iphigenia, and in the final scene provides lively, uplifting support during her climb. This is music that suggests a quiet grandeur without a hint of soupiness...
...Lawrence O'Brien, the almost legendary congressional fix-it man for John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson. Although also criticized for snubbing faithful party pols, O'Brien had a virtual proxy from both his bosses to bargain for votes and decide which initiatives to pursue and which to discard...
...possibility of a plot, Kosinski relies on this smorgasbord of exciting incidents and fascinating characters to retain the reader's interest, unfortunately, only a few of Kosinski's characters are on stage long enough to develop into interesting individuals. The rest become props for the protagonist to use and discard...