Word: gradualism
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...remarkable phenomenon: what at the moment seems to be nothing more than the random rise and fall of men and ideas, false starts and sudden brainstorms, erratic bursts of passion and apathy, brief setbacks and partial victories, is later discovered to be-in the light of America's gradual unveiling as the New Athens, New Rome and New Jerusalem all in one -an inevitable sequence of interlocking events, a divine code...
...outbreak came after increasing protest and turmoil in recent months. The government's promised reforms, ranging from a gradual phasing out of the hated passbook system to a plan for enabling blacks to buy their own homes, have either not materialized or largely failed. Organizers of the African National Congress, the outlawed black political movement, operate with increasing ease. Meanwhile, the colored population of 3 million, which once supported the country's 4.3 million whites in perpetuating the status quo, has become politicized and appears increasingly disposed to make common cause with the 20 million blacks...
...serving in the military. I think that the middle class and upper middle class of America also have a duty to defend this country. When you depend more and more on lower economic groups to enlist in the services, you are setting the stage for a gradual deterioration of patriotism...
...midst of Title IX equality gibberish, women's sports got an administrative push, and the women responded. An influx of coaches; the appearance of amenities such as lockerrooms, uniforms, traveling budgets, and so forth; as well as a gradual effort to attract more high school-trained women athletes, turned around such programs as basketball soccer, lacrosse and swimming...
...everything has been done in too much slow motion. When you threaten, you must act fast; if not, the other side will have time to build up, to get used to the idea and to develop alternatives. Gradual escalation is the most dangerous course because it allows the other side to match you little step by little step. And when you have finally reached the end of the process, though any one step might have sounded minor, the accumulation of them is massive...