Word: flagrantly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...forgotten" what it has repeatedly called our most important (and, of course) our most costly function, in an editorial that explicitly discusses the Council's use of its income? This appears to me, at best, a contradiction of The Crimson's earlier editorial judgment, or, at worst, a flagrant disregard for journalistic integrity...
...were also lyrical bare-midriff gowns and little silk frocks that will be widely copied. One elegant fantasy had a delicate jeweled top and what looked to be an ordinary eyelet skirt, until one realized that the eyelet was sumptuous taffeta instead of the familiar cotton. Even the most flagrant creation can be tamed by omitting the hat or discarding a pound or so of accessories...
...sleepy insularity of Howard Beach ended last week. Overnight a brutal attack against three young black men at a local pizza parlor turned the neighborhood into a national synonym for flagrant racial violence. The death of one of the young blacks and the apparently unprovoked beating of all three at the hands of a gang of white teenagers caused New York City's Mayor Ed Koch to describe what happened as the "most horrendous incident" of violence in his nine years as mayor. Local civil rights leaders saw the attack not as an isolated outbreak but as the latest example...
...nation such as ours which has historically repected such values as foreign nations' rights to self-determination--in word, of not always in deed--and our own commitment to truth in government and the use of violence only as a final resort, the CIA presents a serious and flagrant challenge...
...moral renovation." In 1983, De la Madrid's first year in power, Mexico enjoyed rare fraud-free elections. P.A.N. won mayorships in all of the seven largest cities of Chihuahua. P.R.I. officials privately vowed not to let such a calamity recur. Last year the ruling party resorted to flagrant irregularities while securing victory in elections in two northern states; in December it changed Chihuahua's laws so that the preparation and tallying of votes would be undertaken by P.R.I. agents. Such practices, however, may prove hard to manage. "The events in Chihuahua may pass with no major disturbance," said...