Word: inertia
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...those whom they condemn. They may think themselves the backbone of society and the ultimate arbiters of change, but history is apt to judge them differently. For change conies from those who care, who propose and agitate, modified by those who care differently and oppose; the rest is inertia. The inert middle is not what Aristotle meant to extol...
Often, standing in the middle of the school, it is difficult to see constructive activity in progress. Chaotic activity or inertia may seem to reign. But following an individual student around to watch what he does in a day often provides a markedly different perspective...
...floor of the vehicle. When the motor had the flywheel turning at a speed of 3,000 r.p.m., the driver would break contact with the overhead wires. At this point, the motor would become a generator powered by the heavy flywheel, which would be kept spinning by its own inertia. Electricity from the generator would then turn a conventional drive motor attached to the rear wheels. Electrogyros could not travel more than three-quarters of a mile before the flywheel had to be spun up again, and eventually they were abandoned as impractical...
Fighting Words. Trudeau's dependence upon the N.D.P. has become an object of Conservative derision. Conservative Leader Stanfield taunts him about running the country through a "coat-room coalition" that has resulted in "almost two years of negotiated inertia...
...sort of centralized, streamlined, standardized efficiency implicit in things like Hall's reorganization of Building and Grounds," the appointment of Professor Vorenberg as Master of Dunster House has not had the negative effect that the theory implies. The Vorenbergs have given a new vitality to the House attacking the inertia of both the students and Building and Grounds. The Master has consistently championed the cause of Dunster House itself, as well as that of the House system as a whole. Kim Q. Matland Chairman, Dunster House Committee