Word: morass
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...actions of those protesters who sought to impose their personal views on the entire Harvard community by interfering with the presentation of Jorge Rosales of the Nicaraguan FDN (Contras), calling them "totalitarian," and rightfully so. Unfortunately this one creditable statement was in danger of being lost in a morass of obfuscation and extraneous debate. Most of the article deals with a rather torturous examination of whether the Contras as "murderers" ("which [Mr. Katz] tend[s] to agree is the case") should be allowed to speak. The very title of the piece, "Not So Simple" is indicative of the confused nature...
...were hard to sort out. Power, yes, and the will to use it, yes. But to what end? And with what effect? Will briefly disabling Gaddafi's radar mean less terrorism or more? Will aiding Honduras serve to keep Nicaragua at bay or drag U.S. troops into a thickening morass...
...seem to come up with a new slogan to patch over gaps in our willpower." And looking ahead to the dangers that Gramm-Rudman may bring, Wisconsin's Republican Senator Rudy Boschwitz says, "It is perhaps a little mindless, but it may be the only way out of the morass." All of which is another way of asking, If Gramm-Rudman is too arbitrary, what is going to get the Government off the road to bankruptcy? Oysters, anyone...
...Harris called the president's office on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of last week. Each day the people in Bok's office told him that they could not find the letter, that it had been lost in the morass of paper in Mass Hall...
...world is a big bad morass of moral dilemmas. There are many oppressive countries on the globe, and Bok is afraid he may have to start analyzing investments in Russia. But the broadness of such an issue should not paralyze Harvard with fear. Few countries are as blatantly immoral as South Africa. And there are fewer situations where Harvard has such a chance to make a clear, effective moral stand...