Word: outspoken
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...vesque frequently displays a fierce temper. In one encounter with hydro executives, he slammed his fist through a glass desktop. What Lévesque's fellow Liberals found even more unsettling was his increasingly outspoken contempt for Canada's federal system. Said Lévesque: "I am first a Québécois and secondly-with rather growing doubt -a Canadian...
...response was extraordinary. Anthony Lake, a former aide to Henry Kissinger whom Watson asked to head the international security team, received 135 written papers alone. People from Government regulatory agencies, in particular, were outspoken in their advice...
...Transkei's independence is a meaningless one, since the new state will be unable to break out of this pattern of exploitation. Chief Gatsha Buthelezi, leader of the Kwazulu homeland and one of the most outspoken homeland chiefs, has said, "I challenge anyone to prove to me that the majority of blacks do in fact want the so-called independence which is offered to our Reserves, now called 'homelands'...The majority of the black people do not want to abandon their birth right. They have toiled for generations to create the wealth of South Africa. They intend to participate...
...University rose from six to 18, and the number of minority professors with tenure rose from 23 to 40. The total number of tenured professors at the University rose from 719 to 790 during the same period. These figures indicate that while some advances have been made, one outspoken administrator can not easily achieve his aims without the active support of the University...
With this in mind, it is necessary for the University to permit student participation in selection of the new officer to ensure that Leonard's replacement will be as outspoken and determined as his or her predecessors. In addition, a re-evaluation of the officer's role and powers is in order, to make certain that a person without Leonard's connections and respect within the University is nonetheless able to effect needed changes...