Word: inhuman
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...tape is fed to a computer, which sucks it up at inhuman speed, measuring the width of letters and counting the spaces in a swift stream of words. When it gets near the end of a line, it does what a human typesetter would do, adding spaces if necessary to fill out the line. When it comes to a word that has to be hyphenated, which happens about every five lines, it hesitates momentarily while it consults a quick-access memory. If the word has a recognizable prefix or a familiar ending, such as -ing or -tion, the memory tells...
...week's end. the grand jury returned its report-which was of predictable content. The U.S. deputy marshals who had been assigned to protect Meredith, it said, committed "many cruel and inhuman acts of violence." It commended Mississippi's state cops for "dedicated action." The encirclement of the Ole Miss administration building by marshals "was apparently done for the sole purpose of agitating and provoking violence,'' and Chief Marshal McShane's order to fire tear gas "was done for the purpose of inciting a riot." The jury then returned sealed indictments against two people. From...
...they attacking us? Why now?" To some observers, the answer goes far beyond the 52,000 sq. mi. of border territory claimed by China. India, by a mixture of planning, incentive and free enterprise, has made undeniable strides out of poverty, in glaring contrast to Red China's inhuman regimentation, which has brought nothing but hardship and near famine. The invasion may be aimed at disrupting India's political and economic life. In broadcast after broadcast, Peking hammered at India's "retrograde economic system...
There is a frosty absence of compassion in Albee that is both a signature and a limitation on his talent. In Tennessee Williams, even the most grotesque character is touched with common humanity. Albee's people are less odd, but more inhuman. To O'Neill, marriage had its serpents, but they were invaders in Eden. To Albee, marriage seems to be a no-exit hell in which the only intimacy is a hopeless common damnation. But a powerful play never founders on its flaws. Albee's language is whiplash strong and leaves welts. His characters are rivetingly...
...freedom by winning a big race for the greater glory of the Guv'nor, the lad leads the way right up to the finish line-and stops. Why? Because he suddenly makes up his mind that if he has to play the game according to the rotten inhuman rules laid down by The Establishment, he would rather not play...