Word: notionally
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...most of the century, the notion that borders were sacred prevailed. African and Asian decolonization in the 1960s recognized states along borders set by colonial rulers. It wasn't quite as thoughtless as critics of these "arbitrary" lines that split ethnic groups and ancient kingdoms now charge. At least some diplomats believed that multiethnic states--like the U.S.--should be encouraged. Between 1945 and 1990, secession and separatism were not just discouraged but were also forcibly opposed. The sole success: Bangladesh...
Versace, Ray-Bans, Michael Milken, Duran Duran, Odeon, Christie Brinkley. Partying all night through downtown Manhattan's glam disco scene. Sex, drugs, rock 'n' roll--and a guy who discovers that he really loved his mother too. If you can get past the notion that Bright Lights, Big City, Jay McInerney's 1984 novel about a Manhattan yuppie on a downward spiral, is a time capsule whose time has passed, it's actually not a bad idea for a musical...
...laying off a good chunk of its work force, partly because so many Americans have abandoned authentic blue jeans for designer jeans. That gave me a little more appreciation of what Weyrich was getting at. All of us with an interest in preserving Western civilization have our own notion of what just might be the last straw...
...MoMA architect structured his talk on the architectural notion that the aesthetic and the utilitarian inevitably intersect and praised the overall architecture of the building by claiming that it does what it has to do well and pleases by its presence. He illustrated this duality by pointing out that the decorative lacy Venetian crenellations in the Pallazzo historically doubled as defenses which could brutally impale potential attackers...
...think Harvard's philosophy towards on-campus performance is based partly on notion that students have access to the city's nightlife, which is largely valid except for the problems of unrealistic academic workloads and 21-plus clubs--considerable exceptions," Weinstein says in an e-mail message...