Word: overshadowed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...really thinks about Thanksgiving? Most adults absorb the larger meaning of the holiday as part of the first-grade catechism (Pilgrims, friendly Indians, a day for offering thanks) and rarely move beyond Care-Bears sentimentality. This built-in ickiness is a pity, since it tends to overshadow the symbolic significance of Thanksgiving, that most unrepentantly old- fashioned of American celebrations, that patriotic heirloom that nobody has figured out a way to ruin...
...Gandhi's decision also came after the opposition defeated two government programs aimed at giving increased decision making and funding to local governments. Gandhi evidently reasoned that rejection of the popular measures provided him with a campaign issue that will overshadow a financial scandal that has plagued his government for two years. The election's outcome will probably depend on whether the disorganized opposition fields a single slate of candidates or disintegrates into splinter groups...
...will clarify my view. In principle, the aims of minority organizations are admirable: to provide a balance of political, cultural and social activities for minorities. But, in reality, I observe that in some minority organizations, the social functions are looming so large that they overshadow the political and cultural ones...
...institution. And people should not support an institution that would not have tolerated them or treated them equally. To do so would be to block out history. No one can afford to ignore the record of discrimination at this academic stronghold, nor let the solutions of the present overshadow memories of a problematic past...
...setback should not overshadow the importance and possible benefits of Atwater's labors. Blacks can gain from Atwater's efforts if they stop voting as a block and make both parties work to earn their votes. As it now stands, Democrats can virtually take Black votes for granted. With Republican competition for upper- and middle class Blacks, Democrats will have to become more responsive to Black needs...