Word: outrightly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Some freshmen used to lose as much as 60 pounds over the course of a year," said one West Point official. In order to prevent outright starvation, a new rule was instituted which required that plebes must be permitted to eat one meal...
...whose joy, warmth, and earthiness mocks the war-tom world of people. "Faiderol," they chant. "Elves are tell." "Nobody knows" and "Rain Song" are as lonely as the first song is light. "Don't Forget what I Told You" offers a strange blend of romance and cynicism balancing the outright fun of "Motorcycle Man" or of "Railroad Train Runnin' Up My Back." While weaving his voice in and out among tracks of piano and backup instruments. Simon is assisted by an extraordinary crew of sidemen including Leon Russell. Every Brooks on bass, Paul Harris on organ, and to Coolidge singing...
Generalizing about success and failure in the progress of PBH poses difficulties. While evidence exists of both tremendous achievements and outright impotence, "success" is always viewed in terms of how much remains to be done, and "failure" in constantly mitigated by the sense of lessons learned and experience gained. Members of the Harvard community have caricatured PBH as a self indulgent haven for mindless do-gooders, an image that has taken its psychological toll on PBH's leadership as well as threatening PHB's support within the University. The sophistication of the House's understanding of its problems...
...Selective indifference is a matter of efficiency, if not outright survival. To be even moderately successful, indignation must be reserved for those situations over which we exercise some measure (however small) of control. In my opinion, indignation with no active follow-through is just another means of killing time. PAULE. SCHMID Vienna...
...dominant political clans and the courthouse crowds in Mingo County had always used welfare programs, patronage jobs and outright cash to buy the votes of the poor and keep their own positions on the public payrolls. They expected that the new poverty project would give them a chance to get a handle on nearly $2,000,000 in federal funds...