Word: disrupter
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Many students said the plan would disrupt houses' community feeling, which they say often exists because of common interests, ethnic origins or race...
...Crimson editorial, McGuire argues that Harvard should not be co-educational. McGuire takes the point of view that the "mission of the University is undermined by the presence of women," who are by nature "more delicate in their sensibilities than men," and who disrupt the education of men. McGuire's concern is solely with the education of men, claiming that "coeducation at Harvard does deleteriously affect many men's attitudes towards women"; a parallel argument would be that Blacks interfere with the education of whites and therefore should not be allowed to study at Harvard...
...have been going on about postponing or canceling the elections. Some say we need to ensure stability in this period of change. On the other hand, the opposition wants to destabilize the situation and cause people to distrust the government and is spreading rumors that the authorities intend to disrupt the elections. In my message to the Federation Council this year, I particularly emphasized the importance of holding elections at the times set by the Constitution. The executive branch will do everything to ensure this...
...Vietnam was not winnable. He continued to send more Americans into Vietnam in an attempt to force the North Vietnamese to the negotiating table. At the same time his fear of "escalation" led him to hamstring the military's efforts to push northwards toward North Vietnam or to disrupt the enemy's supply lines, the so-called "Ho Chi Minh Trail" that went through a nominally neutral Laos...
...mind-set that can entertain the notion that the Federal Government would car-bomb its own day-care center in order to disrupt a ragtag vigil is a mind-set that won't easily be appeased by government denials. After a 1993 investigation, the Justice Department blamed the Davidians for the suicidal fire and absolved the FBI of responsibility. Various groups of survivors and families of victims have initiated lawsuits against the Federal Government, seeking more than $1.5 billion in total damages. One group has hired former Attorney General and leftish advocate Ramsey Clark to handle its case...