Word: panic
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...analyses of form. A most interesting example of galloping ineptitude includes the following sentence, whose prose more or less captures the spirit of all the Advocate critics: "Right or wrong, we are all like Rabbit, but only Rabbit runs, not escaping, though there is that too, an element of panic in his flight, but towards an impossible freedom and meaning, which, if captured, would cut through the sticky tangle of life...
...clearly in the realm of legal abstraction, where logic reigns pure and words do not necessarily bear much relation to the doings of men, it serves as a sharp warning to liberal legalists. In the near past it has been easy for committees to ride waves of panic, ruin men without any sort of trial, and silence opposition with fear. In the near future such things may recur. The Supreme Court has given the clearest indication that legal bulwarks against Congressional committees are not enough. Men interested in preventing what Black calls government by intimidation had best look to Congress...
Several people ran from the line when two cars drove directly over the fire, and near-panic gripped parts of the crowd. By 11 a.m., the group thinned to about 300 restless students, who pressed against the door of the Athletic Department building, many using sharp elbows with devastating effectiveness...
...bloom is off the postwar housing boom, most builders see no cause for panic. "The demand will be steady, like food," says one builder. Population growth and simple replacement needs indicate a demand for at least 1,300,000 new homes a year until...
...about to sabotage bread, business, and beauty in Boston. Senate President Powers has threatened to increase Newton's share of the MTA and MDC expense. But old Gibbs has an ace in the hole for the so-called "final" meeting time, Monday. If he waits long enough, he may panic the opposition into granting his concessions. If not, there hasn't been a good house bombing in Newton for years...