Word: disturbingly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...town is situated. Five mayors from neighboring towns resigned in protest against the suspensions, and a Deputy from Isère, Aime Paquet, rose in the National Assembly and urged: "Let the dead sleep in peace." France-Soir answered him in a frontpage editorial: "We are not trying to disturb the dead," it said. "We want only to wake up the living...
...FLAWS in Loeb productions seems to be something built-in, permanent, like original sin. One would like to write them away, especially when a fine play like Dirty Hands is just waiting there to disturb people and set their preconceptions spinning about in ugly chaos. Unfortunately, even a heavy dose of blind faith (I want to believe!) can't change this jeremiad into a hymn to Loeb rediviva. The massive painted backdrop, the portentous music between acts, the stilted acting all stand between this Loeb company and effective communication of Sartre's conception. This does not imply that David Boorstin...
...Communist world may well evolve into two huge trading and currency areas, one based on Eurocurrency and the other based on the dollar. European countries then would be able to refuse unwanted dollars without suffering painful consequences, because the resulting changes in exchange values would not disturb their trade with one another...
...prospective dethronement of the dollar does not greatly disturb the Nixon Administration. A European currency would further Nixon's goal of persuading other countries to bear more responsibility for global stability, if only because the steps necessary to create that currency would greatly increase Europe's economic efficiency. Fundamentally, a smaller role for the dollar fits the realities of a world in which the U.S. is no longer as dominant as it once was. "I am convinced," says Triffin, "that the Europeans mean business about creating a regional reserve currency. This is the beginning of a real revolution...
...waters on a dangerous scale. For another, the mercury that is already in the water will probably remain there for 50 to 100 years, and will continue to be methylized and consumed by fish. Even if mercury could somehow be scooped up, some ecologists fear that the scooping would disturb aquatic habitats more than the mercury itself. The use of chemical detergents to "clean" lakes or rivers is frowned upon for much the same reason...