Word: haphazards
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Impartially stamped on cocktail glasses and diplomas, Veritas is the familiar emblem of Harvard College. But acceptance of this Latin noun came only after a haphazard beginning and two centuries of neglect and controversy...
...Pierce Theobald, an ear, nose and throat specialist, added another count to the indictment. One kind of deafness is increasing, he believes, as a result of the haphazard use of antibiotics in colds. If there is a middle-ear infection, the drugs may mask it, and then part of the ear fills up with fluid anyway. If this is not drained, it may solidify and impair hearing. The only solution, said Dr. Theobald, is to puncture the eardrum and remove the substance...
David Diamond's Fourth Symphony received its first local hearing. It seemed to be a haphazard series of contrasts between loud and soft, fast and slow, brass and strings. I could detect no unity, form, or logical direction. Perhaps I am wrong; I hope so. The orchestra gave what sounded like a polished, authoritative presentation. The lower strings, rich and solid, have never sounded better...
...moves had to be approved by the other club owners of the American and National Leagues. The American League owners struck first. After a long, wrangling meeting in Tampa, Fla. this week, they announced their decision: Veeck's plan to switch the Browns to Baltimore was "hasty and haphazard...
There's generally a special air of excitement about musical contest. The Pierian's annual concerto auditions, held last Wednesday was true to form. The haphazard conglomeration of all kinds of instruments and music gave it the air of a variety show. A member of the audience can play the sometimes frustrating game of keeping his own scoreboard. When it's all over, he can praise or condemn the judges' decision...