Word: easygoingness
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The liberal argument for tolerance at Harvard has denegrated beyond the easygoing belief that, because it is impossible to ascertain any universal standard, all points of view are equal (hence none really worth passionate argument, deep analysis or stalwart defense), into the strident assertion that anyone who argues for the...
Frustrated by the President's easygoing popularity, congressional Democrats are abandoning last year's spirit of bipartisan cooperation. -- On abortion, the G.O.P. plans to finesse. -- Mayor Marion Barry retreats to a Florida clinic, while Washington wonders who will clean up the mess.
Gal Costa, 43, whose unforced vocal range and sweet tones are the envy of her peers, has interpreted works ranging from bossa nova to tropicalismo to mainstream pop. Multi-instrumentalist Hermeto Pascoal, 50, coaxes music out of everything, it seems, from teapots to hubcaps to sewing machines. Singer- songwriters Djavan...
The Congress now stands as a paradox of Lord Acton's observation that power corrupts. Losing corrupts too; 35 years of rule by the majority Democrats has embittered congressional Republicans. Even the normally easygoing minority leader, Bob Michel, has toughened his tone, angering Democrats by calling their monopoly on power...
Some weeks ago, as the press and TV uproar began to subside, the two women spent a couple of days sorting photos in the Portland house Allison shares with her boyfriend, a local doctor. Allison and Luce did not know each other before the expedition, and though they are friendly...