Word: one-upmanship
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...anthologies to compare with the Norton, Greenblatt pointed out that, from the beginning, the Norton editions emphasized readability through clear layout and by placing the definitions of obscure words in the texts’ margins. In the interests of students, the Norton Anthology has also steered clear of academic one-upmanship, Greenblatt said. No other anthology has been able to compete commercially with the Norton, he said, in part because competitors have tended to focus on “a very highfalutin text in which professors were trying to impress other professors.” After collaborating with Abrams...
...that away to get the feminists’ endorsement, but be assured, they appreciate and understand the criticisms.Occasionally, candidates rise above (or perhaps sink below) pandering and instead talk about why they are best-suited for the office—an enterprise that quickly becomes an absurd game of one-upmanship. Voith and running-mate Tara Gadgil ’07 want you to know that they have eight semesters of UC experience between them. Eight...I’m in thrall.But wait: it turns out that the strength of the Haddock ticket is that Annie R. Riley...
...constantly shifting game of one-upmanship, it was the insurgents who notched a new level of deadliness last week. The worst fighting is taking place in western Iraq, where U.S. forces are trying to disrupt Sunni guerrilla operations and destroy training camps used by foreign and Iraqi terrorists. Haditha sits on the Euphrates along a corridor of lush green hills and ravines that U.S. officers say has become a vital ratline for jihadist recruits crossing from Syria and a rest-and-recoup zone for fighters from the violent Sunni triangle. Patrolling on foot and in convoy, Marines have...
...superpower rivalry is so profound that it defies systematic accommodation in all areas except one: regulation of the military competition. The game of nuclear one-upmanship is the outward manifestation of their essentially political conflict. Instead of using nuclear weapons to fight, the two sides have learned to use them to maneuver for political advantage and, at the same time, to diminish the danger of catastrophic conflict. That peculiar exercise in sublimation is what arms control is all about...
With all this possibility and promise ahead, aren’t these leaders’ classmates exploding with jealousy over their friends’ easy one-upmanship...