Word: informant
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...students who hurry by, books in hand and heads hung low. And even that rare species of bird that is known as the rock reviewer falls prey to the incipient fear of academic probation officers rousing one from a deep sleep in the dead of night to inform you of your coming year abroad, to begin at once. All of which is to say that I am not the inimitable Rich (go ahead and cast a furtive glance down to the byline--see, I told you), which is alright since he is not me. It's only fair that...
...plan, he said, adding that many in the organizations did not clearly understand the objectives of a sit-out. Furthermore, minority students would be more vulnerable to discipline after a protest of this sort, he said. The AAA spokesman advocated instead a series of "educational programs," to inform people of broader, related issues such as racism in America, as well as to provide them with information concerning South Africa...
...present pressure on legislators comes from utility front organizations, such as the Edison Electric Institute, that recognize the threat solar energy poses to their profits. Solar flares, although spectacular, won't bring us closer to solar energy either. But better presentations--along the lines of Sun Day--can inform people of the practicality and inevitability of a massive American turn towards...
Chomsky added that the object of the CIAFI meeting was not to advocate violent revolution in America against the Shah, but to inform Americans about the situation in Iran and to put pressure on the U.S. government to end American financial and military assistance to Iran...
...Weizman, whose political position has been weakened by his handling of the operation, replied lamely: "I gave the air force orders to use the bombs. But you have to believe me that I was not aware of the agreement [with Washington]. The Chief of Staff [Mordechai Gur] forgot to inform me of it." That statement was greeted with a pregnant silence...