Word: matter
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Hampshire primary is once again spreading uneasiness among journalists and politicians. Properly speaking, it is The Primary, since it comes first and all other such exercises come later and therefore are not primary but secondary, tertiary and so on. To the New Hampshireman such nicety of nomenclature does not matter, however, since he pays no attention to the subsequent and lesser political disturbances that precede the election. He makes his mind up early, and he is a hard judge. In 1964, for instance, it was not Senator Barry Goldwater's warlike remarks about Cuba that cooked his goose...
...these military activities were designed to maintain the U.S. readiness needed both to protect the nation and meet its far-flung obligations. But just how well the Pentagon would be able to carry out its awesome responsibilities is a matter of growing concern in Washington. Both in the Administration and in Congress, officials confront a question that will not go away: Could the U.S. successfully counter a major Soviet military thrust, no matter where it came? If the answer seems doubtful, then the next question inevitably is: What must be done to ensure the nation's security...
Football games, no matter what the outcome, are something of a filling station for the Lear Jet engine of Princeton's alumni drive...
Clearly a Teddy victory is infinitely preferable to a Connally or Reagan monarchy. But Ted can win without the left and won't feel grateful or beholden to progressive forces if he does win. But resurgent, mobilized grass-roots pressure from the left will make any candidate--no matter how conservative--come to terms with popular demands for democratization of the political arena and the workplace. The left doesn't have to be left...
...under any circumstances fail to see that their argument undercuts itself. Abortion provides a unique understanding of the "inherent good" of existence. It is morally irresponsible to believe that a pregnancy must be brought to term even in case of the mother's death simply because it is a matter of nature and out of our hands when we have the medical means to save the mother. The case involves a comparison of the life-value of the mother and the child: the final decision must evaluate the process of existence--the value of life as it is lived...