Word: favority
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...even more fallaciously, as socializing our students on behalf of this country's "ruling classes." I have heard this view expressed by a few students, but I cannot accept its validity. The standards I have suggested do not represent or preclude any political point of view; indeed, they favor the broadening of sensibilities and the displacement of conventional wisdom by critical thinking...
Most of the committees supporting these questions had no ties to or sympathy for corporate interests, and were forced to rely on individual contributions. As a result, the campaigns in favor of the bottle bill, the handgun ban, and the public power authority were, when compared to the opposition, poorly financed...
...University is in the situation of having to resist our charges, which means they must argue in favor of no uniform rules, procedures, or criteria," she added...
...First Women's was opening in New York a year ago, the Federal Reserve Board spelled out rules that all banks must follow to comply with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. If those rules are vigorously enforced, no bank will be able to discriminate against-or in favor of-women. In that case, many women may prefer the efficiency and wide range of services provided by the big established banks. Whether or not they are too little, the women's banks may be too late...
...task force established by Reform Jewish synagogues in the New York City area is proposing widespread linguistic changes in the liturgy. It suggests, among other things, dropping the masculine (and biblical) words Father or King and supplanting them simply with "God"; banning "brotherhood" and "fellowship" in favor of "community," "unity" or "kinship." Says Liturgist Rabbi Chaim Stern of Chappaqua, N.Y., who is not a member of the task force: "I am now persuaded that it is illegitimate to use masculine language about God." It is a significant conversion. As editor of Reform's 1975 prayer book, Stern labored four...