Word: labelers
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...political importance of this clarification is emphasized by the new stance of the opposition Social Democrats. A recent speech by Fritz Erler, co-leader of the S.D.U. in parliament, echoed quite closely Erhard's argument for European integration. The Socialists' strategy is obvious. They hope to label the C.D.U. as a force of reaction, an ally of de Gaulle left behind by the European movement. Erhard is caught in the middle with his pants down, and must seek a further definition of the issue...
...kite" without being punished for soliciting the commission of a crime. And "what student of political science," asked Thompson in a speech on the floor of the House, "does not know the value of the trial balloon as an instrument of government? Are we now to label all our Chief Executives (not to mention aspirants to that great office) common criminals when they send aloft the name of a prospective Cabinet appointee...
...therefore has little knowledge of, and even less compassion for, the problems of the laborer. Franklin D. Roosevelt, the unquestioned champion of the American workingman and a wealthy aristocrat of the first order, would presumably also be considered by Mr. Harold Wilson an "elegant anachronism." I believe such a label would, in fact, be held in contempt by the vast majority of Mr. Wilson's own Labor Party. As can be seen by the example of Mr. Roosevelt or that of Mr. Kennedy, wealth and lineage do not necessarily preclude sensitivity and a sense of equality, as Mr. Wilson...
...months ago, when the Faculty turned down a proposal to give all junior faculty members the title of assistant professor, Harvard was left in a weak bargaining position in the competition for young teachers. Many promising scholars have been lured away from Cambridge by the label "assistant professor" attached to the salary and duties of a Harvard instructor...
...tailor. To call him Hollywood's No. 1 tailor would be to insult him by suggesting that there could possibly be a No. 2 Hollywood tailor. He gets about $50 a stitch, because his label, in Hollywood, signifies incomparable status. When a star gets into the 10%-of-the-gross category, he is ready for Sy Devore...