Word: onslaught
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Although returning to school after Christmas is a joyous relief from the boredom of vacation for some, for many freshmen it triggers another onslaught of homesickness aggravated by the prospect of the first set of exams...
...respect their ideas. Like his characters, Tanner seems to have rejected the bourgeois world--the eight of them are brought together as they fight against a bank's corrupt land-speculations. Like the characters, the audience must decide which of their dreams will best protect the dreamer from the onslaught of the real world...
...stand at a time of ideological and political onslaught upon the gains of women and minorities led, in many cases, by the ideologues of racism and sexism at Harvard. In their ideological plans to invalidate AA, they are in effect calling for its abolition. In publications and lectures, Nathan Glazer propagates the view that AA is an instrument of unfairness. He bases his views on what he interprets as the progress of individual blacks into the system as a result of bootstrap pulling and the flexibility of the system operating with a sentiment for equal opportunity. He totally ignores...
Hooft responded with a long jumper from the left corner, and another from the right side, but it was not enough to stop the onslaught...
...many leaders have you dealt with, Mr. President?" asks genial Joe. "One hundred and twenty-four leaders of countries around the world, Joe," replies the President. Despite reports that Carter had far less money left than Ford and would not be able to match the President's TV onslaught, the Georgian's aides had paid for their final TV and radio time weeks ago. Carter thus was to present a similar mix of regional telecasts and a national appeal. Both candidates were spending about $4 million in this effort...