Word: furore
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...furor grows, many Americans are seeking comfort in the claim that the massacre at My Lai was an isolated incident, unexplainable, and wholly out of character with...
...case, Erwin has never been liked. He has always seemed more interested in the football team than in the rest of the university. Two years ago he touched off a furor when at Gov, Connally's birthday party in the University of Texas gym he publicly called peace demonstrators a "bunch of dirty nothings" that had no placate on the campus. From time to time, he has handed down other, similar bits of wisdom...
Controversial. The bitter Haynsworth fight has also further politicized a court that in recent years has become increasingly controversial. Although the original furor over Haynsworth arose on ethical grounds, there were many Senators whose objections were based more on ideological grounds; indeed, the Senate vote split primarily along liberal-conservative lines...
...furor was started by Prince Philip. While on a visit to the U.S. earlier this month, he was asked on television if the Queen was having trouble making ends meet on her allowance of $1,140,000 per year. "We go into the red next year," replied Philip. He added that he might have to give up polo, and the royal family "may have to move into smaller premises...
...mere fact that we had the decision out a week before they did was no act of brilliance on our part," Hurlbut said. The furor over cyclamates "was coming to a head" at that time, and "if sugar-based drinks were available, why not use them?" he said...