Word: judgemental
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...would recognize two facts that it takes only a little experience in scholarly writing to appreciate: First, that the more involved and the more abstract the subject matter is, the more difficult becomes the writing: Secondly, that the more thoughtful and balanced one tries to be in one's judgement, the less one can rely on sophisticated devices of writing techniques and hence the less crisp and the less "to be taken over a cup of coffee" becomes such writing. I am sure that others share my conviction that it is easier to write "engagingly" when one is not rigorously...
Latin, that hoary old man of the Requirements, is still on trial. Denounced last year by President Conant, his case is now being investigated by the Committee on Admissions. This will make recommendations to the Faculty Council, which in turn will pass judgement on him at a date not yet fixed...
...tread more pleasant paths where his own in interests lead him, but opens the way to a new danger. For any abuse of the plan leading to further narrowing of the academic itinerary will now permit the erring student to stew in the juice of his own bad judgement...
...present, anthropologists simply judge as closely as possible the color of the hair and eyes. These relatively crude judgements must serve to classify all features that cannot be measured by calipers and tape. Due to the personal element involved, very few observers are willing to agree on all points of judgement. Constant efforts are being made to develop new methods of measurement, to eliminate the "personal equation...
...students selected on a proportionate basis from the rank lists of the three upper classes, and in the case of the Freshmen chosen at random. The nature of the replies has convinced the Student Council that most of the men solicited have been reasonably imparcial in their judgement and that there is little or no connection between specific men's positions on the rank list and their opinions of the language system...