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Word: misguidedness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Some of the assistance that does get through may be misguided or misused. Abandoned tractors and farm implements can be found rusting across Africa, while fields lie untended. When asked why the equipment went unused, one Ethiopian villager replied, "The foreigners came in, and when they left, we didn't...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Third World Hard Times for Foreign Aid | 2/9/1987 | See Source »

But while Reagan has promised "strong new funding for basic research," some legislators and experts say his proposals are "shortsighted" and "misguided."

Author: By John C. Yoo, | Title: Reagan Plan For Education Is Met With Criticism | 2/7/1987 | See Source »

Stoppard also commented about the law school. "I believe radical law is quite big here," he said. "Radical law embraces the proposition that it is difficult and misguided to pin down in absolute terms what the law says."

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Playwright Stoppard: Interpretation is Relative | 1/14/1987 | See Source »

Criticisms of Harvard theater boil down to three main points. It is poorly performed and boring; it is pretentious and boring; it is misguided and boring. As to inadequacy of performance, that is the price we pay for not having a Drama Department. The courses offered by the staff of...

Author: By Peter D. Sagal, | Title: Why Bother | 12/5/1986 | See Source »

AS FOR PRETENSE and misguided productions: the main reason we do theater at Harvard is because we can. The space and money is readily available to anyone who wants it; for a month's effort you can throw up your artistic expression in front of a few hundred people. Some...

Author: By Peter D. Sagal, | Title: Why Bother | 12/5/1986 | See Source »

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