Word: hushing
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...There are three things wrong with today's idea of flexibility. One, it's very limited; it's coming in at 9 instead of 8. Two, there's limited access; only certain people with certain jobs get it. Third, and this is still pretty hush-hush, is that there's a career trade-off. People who opt to work in a "nontraditional" manner are stigmatized. They're getting their work done, but they're judged and punished by being passed over for promotions...
...across his Eliot House suite, the tassels of his loafers bouncing in time to his step. He was in a festive mood, sporting salmon-colored trousers and a vernal polo. Making his way past his party guests, Braddock paused the stereo, which had been blaring Bon Jovi. An abrupt hush came over the well-dressed-but-getting-sloppier room. Taking a swig of Sam Adams, Braddock composed himself and declared, “Thank you all for coming here tonight. It’s nice to see all you nerdy bastards again!” The crowd...
Every closed factory has its own kind of unbearable silence. The Yazegi Group's soft-drink plant in Gaza, with its maze of metal tubes and conveyor belts all switched off, has the hush of a futuristic mausoleum. Marketing manager Ammar Yazegi pauses beside empty 7Up bottles stacked in perfect emerald-green cubes up to the rafters and says, "I miss the music of the machines and workers. It's a beautiful noise. This silence drives me crazy...
...There's a hush to hear Howard concede, replaced by boos as he boasts how the Coalition has made Australia "stronger, prouder and more prosperous than it was 11 and a half years ago." A chant of "Bulls__" greets his claim that Australia's economy has made it "the envy of the world." This is a crowd sick of economic blather and thirsty for talk of higher values. Howard goes on a bit. "Now he's going to talk for 11 and a half years," someone quips...
...during his time as dean. There is no question that he sincerely cares about the students at the College and has always gone out of his way to help those in need. But though we should recognize these qualities, the discontent of those who left his administration and the hush-hush manner in which their feelings have been expressed call into question the effectiveness of his tenure...