Word: exaltedness
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WHAT THIS ALL boils down to is boldfaced sophistry, a beautifully-embroidered defense of amorality, a well-fabricated philosophy of avoiding moral choices wherever possible. This ostrich-like posture is exalted to the high plane of statesmanship: Everyone wants him to do different things, Bok seems to say, so he...
THEFT. Male or female, cut off his or her hands: a punishment by way of example, from God, for their crime: and God is Exalted in Power. But if the thief repent after his crime, and amend his conduct, God turneth to him in forgiveness; for God is Oft-forgiving...
A SIDE FROM RESEARCH, another factor helps to explain Faculty reluctance to lead tutorials--the tutorial relationship itself whittles away at professors' exalted positions. Committee G recognized this pitfall back in the 1920s. The committee report said the effect of tutorials "will be to diminish the prestige of the teacher...
Stevenson last week told TIME: "The nation was never exalted to high levels of endeavor by reorganization plans and zero-based budgeting. In fact, the strong Presidents may have been least occupied by matters of management. A great President has an agenda for the nation."
Karl argues that Conrad's Polish origins colored his art just as much as did the years spent at sea. Indeed, the prophetic pessimism of Conrad's fiction can be traced to his youth; a child of the 19th century, he was tossed about in true 20th century...