Word: favor
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...fourth essay, on the '60s, focuses on the Vietnam conflict. He was listed in a survey as writer outstandingly in favor of continuing American involvement in Vietnam, but Updike felt misrepesented. So he wrote a letter to The New York Times in 1966, "claiming that not only I but the president (whoever he was) was not an ostrich...
...hand, More stood as one of the most important defenders of the Catholic faith during the 16th century. On the other hand, More stood as a righteous servant to the king. Serving as Lord Councillor to Henry VIII, the staunchly Catholic More was able to remain in favor with the Crown. Not even the king's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and subsequent formation of his own Church of England fazed the ever-loyal servant...
...fourth set was indeed a close one, with the score tied no fewer than seven times. After tying. At 12-12, the Crimson--helped by good performance all around and a questionable line call in its favor--barely managed to beat the Engineers...
These bodies will redraw congressional districts after the 1990 census, and Republican-controlled states could draw boundaries that favor the GOP. Since the current districts are widely thought to be gerrymandered in favor of Democrats, such a shift could give the Republicans a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives for the first time since the 1950s...
...reversal of centuries of black subordination, the rise of the black manager has been accomplished with remarkably little upheaval. But not without some strain. African Americans who have risen through affirmative-action plans can face resentment from white underlings. Some white subordinates fret over whether black bosses will favor other blacks. And the stories are common among black managers of white employees who ceaselessly buck their authority or who go over their heads to complain to higher-placed whites...