Word: disinterested
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...times Wald's preoccupation with the universal and his disinterest in the earthly annoys those with whom he works. A sectionman from one of his courses says Wald is not a harsh grader but is often unaware of Harvard's norms, once recommending a C median for an hourly--something the sectionman says "just isn't done here...
...campaigns become more extended and intensive, the voters' interest is bound to ebb. The disinterest is fueled by the cynicism and often hypocritical criticism of the press. After months of being treated as lifeless embodiments of electoral power (which may be unavoidable given the length and scope of the campaign), many voters begin to respond similarly. They cease to react or to care. It is a tribute to the voters' faith and endurance that so many of them did vote...
...Hayakawa, a conservative folk-hero from the days of campus unrest, has launched his political casreer at the ripe age of 70. With a tam-o-shanter upon his head as a trademark, the college president travels the state with a bizarre campaign style that features frequent expressions of disinterest about a wide variety of issues. Tunney's bland, Eastern style--including a Kennedyesque accent--palls in comparison with his opponent's. Hayakawa has captured the electorate's imagination, but it is highly questionable if he can capture enough of their votes to unseat Runney...
...fall. His mustache shorn, his hair slickly marcelled, Billy Dee sits before a dummy piano, miming perfect syncopation to Joplin's ragtime. Suddenly, on cue, he is distracted by the arrival of a lovely onlooker (Black Actress Margaret A very). Their eyes meet. The girl tries to feign disinterest, but she's hooked...
Rahman too exhibits the strange conflict about politics that the students I interviewed displayed: an avowal of disinterest in politics coupled with clearly "political" opinions in the abstract linked, in turn, with a fear of talking about the subject in the particular. Rahman left Dacca on August 21, and says he knows next to nothing about what's going on there now: there have been two military coups since he left, but he isn't moved to discuss them for publication...