Word: opportunistic
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...final analysis, practically everyone except New York headline writers and opportunist pressure to maintain freedom," according to Vlastos, "and for the people who have a clear understanding of academic freedom, it really strengthens Princeton's reputation...
...giving Poujade the cover story, TIME is helping an illiterate opportunist to gain more strength and popularity and, therefore, more seats at a future election in France. If you have run out of cover people, why not switch to animals? I'd take Nashua instead of Poujade any time...
...also active in the Russian Research Committee, considered the new doctrine "an innovation," but emphasized that the Soviets are presently interested in relaxing tensions to combat spiralling inflationary tendencies within the USSR. He added that Marxism was today merely an empty shell within which the Russians develop opportunist policies, and that Khrushchev had definitely refuted Marxist doctrines in several portions of his speech...
Kubitschek's character and stature are matters of heated debate in Brazil. Seen through hostile eyes, he is a lightweight, a mixture of playboy and opportunist. Admirers look upon him as a born leader with surpassing political skill, and an executive of great competence, with promise of becoming, measured by practical accomplishment, the greatest President Brazil has ever...
...Sherwood was. No stranger could ever encounter Bob without becoming aware that he was in the presence of a formidable brain and personality. No friend of Bob's ever found him lacking in warmth, sympathy or time when there were troubles to be met. Though he was no opportunist, though he said what he thought whenever it was useful, he made few enemies. Many stood in awe of him because of his deft and pungent tongue, but apt as he was in attack or retort, Sherwood was readier still to give mercy, happier to be tolerant than...