Word: merite
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...much of the new Cambridge thought. His specialty is ecclesiastical history, and Vidler is a trenchant critic of the "legalisms" and archaic institutions that have be come fossilized within the Church of England. He believes that most Anglican theologians have been "lethargic, dealing with secondary questions." To him, the merit of Cambridge theology is that, right or wrong, it has attempted to tackle basic issues concerning church, faith...
...Public Library was permitted to place even such a book as Theodore Dreiser's An American Tragedy on its shelves. As the New York Supreme Court said in that state's Fanny Hill case, a book ought not to be banned as long as it has "literary and historic merit." The Massachusetts Supreme Court, finally settling the Tropic of Cancer case, said that "anything with literary attributes" could not be banned, and that it is "not the function of judges to serve as arbiters of taste." The courts, then, have adequate legal precedent to decide not to ban Fanny Hill...
...President has done so far about his interests and abilities. In Latin American affairs, LBJ has given de Gaulle a chance to break the cold war alignment and to form his own independent bloc. Whether or not de Gaulle succeeds, whether or not de Gaulle's position has merit, the chance seems not only from the General's diplomatic daring. It also seems due to Johnson's ineptitude...
...Putnam's Sons, which published Fanny Hill in June, 1963, was reported yesterday to have retained counsel in Boston to defend the book. Putnam's has said that it will seek experts to defend Fanny Hill's "literary and historic merit...
...aired in a courtroom can damage a firm's reputation even when it is ultimately found to be blameless. In arbitration, even the loser's good name is safeguarded: hearings are closed to the public and awards are kept secret. As some lawyers see it, the greatest merit of arbitration in business disputes is that experts decide the outcome. In a dispute over faulty workmanship in houses, for example, the A.A.A. panel consisted of an architect, a building-materials manufacturer, and an insurance executive specializing in housing matters. To make sure it has the right experts to rule...