Word: foolish
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Madeleine reasoned that since PSLM had worked hard with public relations and to cultivate their image, it would be foolish to turn down the opportunity. However, “there’s a lot of content in YM that is objectionable to me. It’s got a schizophrenic political bent. On one page they’re exalting political protest and on the next page advocating conformity. I would hate to think that my being included in there is contributing to a culture of conformity and blind trend-following,” she explains...
Rivera is as sure a bet as there is in professional sports. Coming into the World Seriesm he had successfully converted his last 22 postseason save chances. His nasty 95-mph cutter almost always results in either a broken bat or a foolish-looking hitter...
Instead of dropping food, we should drop the foolish idea of a coalition against terrorism that seeks to include the very terrorist nations we should be fighting against. DANIEL WAHL Kannapolis...
...current poor use of metaphors is a real cause for concern. As George Orwell writes in his essay “Politics and the English Language,” “It [the English language] becomes ugly and inaccurate because our throughts are foolish, but the slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have foolish thoughts.” Orwell’s point is well-taken in today’s climate; the sloppy speech of our leaders fails to spur independent thought...
...which threats to worry about.) The wall space is needed for Ridge's organizational chart, for he will have to coordinate the activities of more than 40 federal agencies--and an unknown but much larger number in state and local governments. On Capitol Hill, if Ridge is ever foolish enough to stray into the building where he served 12 years as a member of the House, 26 full committees of Congress and 17 subcommittees deal with homeland-security matters...