Word: elitists
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...very glamorous," Burton says. "I don't want to be an elitist but that's what it boils down...
...claimed that the Russian people "won" the Cold War by utilizing "Marxist theory." If anything, they were victims of it. By risking their lives during the protests against the Communist coup members, the Russian people were rejecting Marxism in practice. They were tired of religious oppression, of the arrogant, elitist Communist party and of the specter of the return of Stalinism...
...popularly elected government to enact and enforce special laws to protect these people from the aggression and hatred of other people. Even though they were small in number, I do not think those who forced the passage of Civil Rights legislation in the 1960s could possibly be considered "elitist." Finally, sometimes local juries do not enforce the same standards of justice for all people equally (I have heard of this happening before as well), so sometimes the federal government needs to get involved. MICHAEL V. WILCOX Oct. 14, 1998 The writer is a resident tutor in Currier House...
...group sees several advantages in the final club scene. Staying in the Square means less worry about the perils of the night. Quadlings head home in groups and people look out for each other. Although students may criticize the clubs for being exclusively male or elitist, Swanson says that since many of the coeds at the final clubs the crowd frequents are their friends, the women need not be particularly wary...
...they've done it while keeping prices low. "California seems to assume people only want a Mercedes from quality wine," says Santa Laura manager Alejandro Hartwig Jr. "This doesn't have to be an elitist commodity." The question is whether that attitude will change--and spoil the original lure of Chilean wines. "I almost hate to praise them," says Waugh. "I'm afraid it will drive their prices...