Word: outright
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Self-censorship inevitably blurs into outright deception as network anchors pretend the race hasn't been decided. "The only way Bush can win now is by carrying states X, Y and Z," they say, knowing full well that Bush can't carry states X, Y and Z and cannot win even if he does. Or they drop little hints of the true outcome -- "The smell of change is in the air tonight, Peter" -- as if these insights derive from years of experience and exquisitely sensitive journalistic nostrils rather than from cold, hard numbers on a computer screen in front...
Seventeen years ago, a now-chubby Boston sportscaster, Mike Lynch '76, booted a late field goal to give Harvard a 10-7 win and its first of two outright Ivy crowns in the Restic...
Sure, Restic's pre-season analysis included dreams of "an undefeated season" and "an outright Ivy title," but Harvard fans and even the coaches knew the truth. Dreams can't come true. At least not with Harvard football...
Nevertheless, proceed cautiously on this one. Assad's Syria is still on the list of countries supporting terrorists, and supporting him outright would make your promise to not "coddle" dictators a dubious one. Furthermore, both Syria's and Iran's continued arms buildup require skillful diplomacy to balance each other...
...Ethics Herbert C. Kelman, a specialist in negotiations, pointed out, "Those Israelis who favor withdrawal from the territories are now basically thinking about some form of a Palestinian state as the best arrangement...so it's silly for the U.S. administration to make a policy that opposes Palestinian statehood outright...