Word: entertainment
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...they revered the Golden Temple as a shrine of peace. "I don't understand why Mrs. Gandhi gave the order," said Historian Singh. "We had been given assurances that there would never be an armed intervention, but they have gone back on their word. No serious Sikh can entertain thoughts of talking to Mrs. Gandhi now." Only through cautious maneuvering and concessions to moderate Sikhs, it seems, can Mrs. Gandhi hope to heal the wounds left by last week's attack and preserve, indeed strengthen, her country's unity...
...seem unfair, and we did grumble, but we could only entertain boys in our rooms for two hours on two Sunday afternoons a year. Off-campus houses offered much more informality. One could share a sandwich with a boy in the ancient kitchens there and feel a little more natural than in the dorm calling rooms...
...entertain such high expectations of divestiture. We do not think Harvard's action alone will lead directly or immediately to the elimination of apartheid. Our realism cannot be taken as argument against divestiture, however Public conscience changes very slowly, and only by immense, relentless, cumulative effort. In our moral decision making, either individually or corporately, we cannot expect to "succeed" in a direct cause-and effect...
When the teach-in began, the moderator (Mubammed Kenyatta) stated that there would be a limited question and answer period after the talk. Before the talk began, Professor Alan Dershowitz attempted to disrupt the event by raising a procedural question. The moderator properly refused to entertain any procedural questions. Professor Dershowitz and some of the other non-BLSA/TWC members then walked out in protest. Others left during the question and answer period when the moderator refused to recognise the observers before the BLSA/TWC members...
Most Americans--mindful of the nature of a geisha's work--react with disdain and shock. Women whose sole purpose is to entertain men seem outrageously chauvinist. It's not a new discovery that Japan is a male-dominated society, and Dalby certainly does not deny that, on the surface, the job of being a geisha might appear degrading. But she enters the world of the geisha and discovers--surprisingly--a world of women with a strong sense of independence, self-respect and love for the art which is their job. In short, geisha lead an intriguing life that offers...