Word: mistrustful
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...little access to what occurs in University Hall, and the administration has no idea of the everyday life of its students. Lamelle D. Rawlins '99, former Undergraduate Council president and vice president, articulated this problem perfectly. Our interaction with the administration, she says, is one of "mutual suspicion and mistrust punctuated by occasional instances of mutual cooperation, communication and understanding...
...elaborated on why "the American civilization is worthy of respect." He had a good word for the Puritans, the Declaration of Independence and Abraham Lincoln. Somewhat condescendingly and totally preposterously, he granted the "legitimacy" of the American government. But he said he wanted to crack the "wall of mistrust" between Iran and the U.S., even though it was caused by American misdeeds. So, while government-to-government talks were not on the agenda, a "dialogue" could begin with cultural exchanges among scholars, journalists, artists and tourists. Who knows, he implied, where that might lead...
...There has been a separation between the University and the police," says Sgt. James L. McCarthy, an eight-year HUPD veteran. "There wouldn't be any interaction so it sort of breeds mistrust. We're trying to get back to the old style of policing where the police knows everybody in the neighborhood...
...boredom ignites with his alcoholism into a raging resentment of his daughters' activities. In turn, Ginny's irritation explodes into indignance and impatience, while Rose reopens an arsenal of past offences to explain her hatred of her father. Both sides seek allies to their cause, but a contagious mistrust infects even the strongest and sturdiest relationships...
...Utah, and Tooele County in particular, had always been a benevolent playground for the military. But the history of deception here has turned people like Lisa Puchner into reluctant agitators. "Mormons used to trust the government," she says. "But we've been abused, so there's a lot of mistrust now." Which is why, now that the Army wants to destroy the state's 13,000 tons of deadly poisons, many residents are in no mood to comply. Since last August, the Pentagon has been conducting test burns of the weapons stored at Tooele County's Deseret Chemical Depot, just...