Word: heinous
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...agree that the American forces have already gone too far; even if the students were in real danger, the operation should have been limited to pulling them out. The continuation of military action is a heinous and unjustified waste of lives-of both American servicemen and others...
...concerts and bought his albums in their college days, and college students who discovered in Lehrer a blend of Monty Python and Mark Russell with a touch of Russell Baker mixed in and set to music. They already know all the lines, and when one of the more heinous puns draws a few hisses, it is reminiscent of a rowdy Sanders Theatre audience...
Reacting with unusual toughness, the U.S. State Department called the murder "a cowardly and despicable act" and exhorted the Philippine government to track down and punish those responsible "swiftly and vigorously." For his part, Marcos immediately condemned the killing as "heinous and outrageous" and announced that unspecified "precautionary steps" were being taken to maintain order. But the killing is bound to have serious repercussions. Aquino, the youngest governor and then the youngest senator in Philippine history, was thrown into prison under sentence of death for "subversion" in 1972, shortly after mounting a strong bid for the presidency against Marcos. Released...
...other words, you're damned if you do and demand if you don't--"deviant" behavior is unacceptable, but leaving the village would be an even more heinous crime. And while Bertrande and her husband are physically threatened by those who suspect Martin is an impostor, it never occurs to the couple to begin again in another town. But that is only a solution in today's mobile, even rootless, society: in 16th-century France, even train travels would have been far too swift...
...while the politicians are still searching for parts for their 1984 gubernatorial, congressional, senatorial or presidential bandwagons that we can best direct their tack. The message that these hopefuls must take to heart is not simply that our current elected representatives are heinous. Rather, they must recognize that the economic problems now affecting the country are more deeply rooted than traditional slogans and trigger responses can handle. Responsible leaders must consider it their task to direct money and brain power toward a more centralized economic coordination system--one which will aid growing business, ease the transition for dying ones...