Word: oughtness
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...last week when BRYANT GUMBEL and OLIVER NORTH exchanged unflattering opinions of each other's work. When the Today show co-host charged that North "denounced" all the liberal guests he invited to be on his Washington radio show, North snapped, "You know, Bryant, I don't think anybody ought to take themselves as seriously as you do every morning. I don't take myself that seriously." Shot back Gumbel: "Oh, clearly not. Perhaps the oath should have been taken a little more seriously before lying to the government too." After the spat, Gumbel phoned in to North's show...
When discussing "collegial conduct," or conductbetween University staff, the draft memo read,"The implications of making particular requests ofone's juniors ought to be considered before makingthem; the right to refuse, for reasonable cause,without consequence ought to be guaranteed everymember of the community...
...institution of tenure is premised on the notion that scholars ought to be able to think their thoughts without fearing for their careers. In the case of Mack, Harvard must redouble its commitment to academic freedom...
...terrorist acts. A good deal of loose talk will be heard about the subject in the next few weeks--some of it urging the FBI to "do whatever is necessary," and some of it cautioning the government to "protect the Constitution." We have been through this before, and we ought to remember what we learned in order that we not, again, lose our bearings...
...hope that did not happen in this case and will not happen in the future. The FBI ought to be, and is, committed to defending the Constitution. It doesn't need instant experts, immediate second-guessing or quick fixes from any quarter. If Oklahoma City is a trumpet announcing a long siege, we all need, as they say in the Navy, to take an even strain...