Word: outspoken
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Koshland says the judicial process has been "so slow to accept DNA evidence by failing to see that a couple of outspoken individuals were less representative of the scientific community than the vast majority of careful scholars...
Among the most outspoken critics in Hartford, as in other cities that have flirted with such reforms, are the teachers' unions. They view recruiting E.A.I. as a veiled attempt at union bashing, since the company was granted a role in negotiating future contracts and in hiring and firing teachers. "We don't have a dollar to spare now," argues Hartford Federation of Teachers head Susan Davis, "and to see a private company come in and take out money that could be put back into the school system worries me." School board president William Meagher was skeptical about the company...
...campaign against Gov. William F. Weld '66, Roosevelt has become an outspoken critic of expanding casino gambling in Massachusetts. It's a curious strategy; casino gambling is an idea which enjoys the support not only of Weld, but also of the majority of the state's residents...
...Liston about-face on the fee hike is especially curious because the presidential candidate was one of its most outspoken supporters last spring...
...from certain that the conference will have lasting impact. Most U.N. action programs seem to be the bureaucratic equivalent of Tibetan mandalas, those intricate designs of colored sand arduously crafted through years of work. Once completed, they are allowed to blow away into oblivion. Maher Mahran, Egypt's outspoken Population Minister, endorsed the conference for "energizing" governments to face a crucial issue but said he doubted that countries would pay attention to the specifics of the action plan...