Word: overtness
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During an uproarious party that Golightly throws, a man leans in to Varjak in overt chumminess. "Is she or isn't she?" he asks, confidentially, somewhat puzzling Varjak. As Golightly, eyebrows perfectly arched, cigarette holder pursed between her lips, flits among her guests like an exquisite hummingbird, there can be no doubt...
Although discrimination is not overt, Mitchell said, membership may be restricted along certain social and ethnic lines through "unconscious" social patterns in the group...
Since 1982, the military has encouraged -- indeed, demanded -- such scrutiny. Defense Department Directive 1332.14 states: "Homosexuality is incompatible with military service." No overt act is required to set this ban in motion. A mere "propensity to engage in homosexual conduct" is enough to invite discharge. The military has many other rules on sexual conduct that apply to everyone -- gay or straight. Officers are not permitted to fraternize with enlistees. Sex is barred on bases except for married personnel in their living quarters. Even off-site sex is regulated. Under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, anal and oral intercourse...
Another student says he experienced overt prejudicial comments from fellow students his first year at Harvard...
...past, Woo points out, pursuing public office was difficult because of overt discrimination against Asian-Americans. Recent studies also suggest that some Asian-American immigrants are more concerned with the politics of their homelands than the politics of the cities in which they live. Some of these recent immigrants also face language barriers which make it difficult for them even to cast ballost...