Word: loath
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...presence of women on campus is not the only change in Harvard that Pusey has witnessed in his lifetime. Although the University decided to employ police in the 1960s to curtail protests, the present administration has seemed loath to take similar measures in the face of protest...
...limited to locker-room privileges and the honor of being addressed as "Mr." by an All-Pro tackle. Most N.F.L. stadiums are filled at kickoff time, and last year the owners of the 28 franchises divvied up some $1.2 billion in TV contracts. Understandably, the N.F.L. barons have been loath to share the spoils. More teams mean smaller slices of the TV pie. Businessmen who want to start a new pro team are left with only one option: to form their own league...
...last week's show of force somehow seemed contrived, it was partly by political necessity. In the nuclear age, particularly after Viet Nam, the U.S. is perforce muscle-bound. It may have enough firepower to flatten the globe, yet Presidents are understandably loath to use force except under the most tightly circumscribed conditions. There is public opinion to worry about, as well as Congress and nervous allies, not to mention the Soviet Union. Even the Pentagon, still smarting from Viet Nam, is chary of waging war without unequivocal support...
HARVARD'S IVY, Derek Bok's protestations notwithstanding, is not a form of insulation from the outside world. The University is loath to take action on situations that do not directly influence it, and such conservatism is probably justified in most cases--but not South Africa...
...secondary benefit. I'm not on some crusade." Keeping the emphasis on help rather than punishment, he is hopeful the Players Association will come around to concurring that baseball's voluntary drug program has proved insufficient, though early returns from the rank and file indicate that ballplayers are as loath as anyone else to swallow truth serum at the workplace. St. Louis Second Baseman and Player Representative Tom Herr says, "Part of me resents the fact that I could be subjected to testing," though he also admits, "another part of me says that maybe it's the only...