Word: mildness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...weekend wore on, the situation in Manila remained surprisingly calm. Since Marcos had hunkered down in the presidential Malacanang Palace, it seemed that it might be up to the opposition to make the next move to break the election deadlock. Aquino's first step in that direction was a mild one. On Saturday she called a press conference to demand that Marcos concede "in the best tradition of democratic politics." Three hours later, the President held a press conference of his own to reiterate his claim to victory, by a new margin of 1.5 million votes. He reminded journalists that...
...despite tantalizing promises in his advertisements in local college newspapers, Schramm said he has had "a mild response," declining to cite figures. And as of Saturday, two days after his ad appeared in The Crimson, not one of his respondents had been from Harvard, he said...
...slide, a feature of the second-annual Harvard Square Winterfest, had been enjoyed by local children for just one day before rain and mild temperatures caused structural deficiencies in its track...
Indeed, as mild, springlike weather temporarily warmed much of the U.S. and Europe, an all-out price war seemed to be getting under way. To boost their shares of the energy market, hard-pressed members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and rival suppliers Britain, Norway and Mexico have been flooding the world with an ocean of oil. The battle reflects the aggressive new tactics of Saudi Arabia, the largest OPEC producer, which has doubled its output in recent months. "The Saudis shocked the market," said one U.S. oil expert. "It was like being hit over the head with...
...including members, will argue that membership in the Clubs is central to life at Harvard today. I have yet to encounter a student who felt his College career wasted for lack of membership in a Club, though some, no doubt suffer mild disappointment. The possibility of belonging simply leavens the loaf for those eligible and interested, while inflicting little harm on any interested but ineligible. In treating the matter otherwise, I believe that the College has erred, confusing licit discrimination with that which is properly abjured...