Word: pardons
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...flippantly. I only hope it wasn't as flippantly as Sofen laughs off the Union army's wartime atrocities. The most infamous case involved Union Gen. John B. Turchin who looted, plundered, raped and ravaged Athens, Ala., during the war. When he was court-martialled, he received a presidential pardon and was then promoted by Lincoln, sending a clear message that atrocities were not only acceptable, but encouraged...
...flippantly. I only hope it wasn't as flippantly as Sofen laughs off the Union army's wartime atrocities. The most infamous case involved Union Gen. John B. Turchin who looted, plundered, raped and ravaged Athens, Ala., during the war. When he was court-martialled, he received a presidential pardon and was then promoted by Lincoln, sending a clear message that atrocities were not only acceptable, but encouraged...
Employees of Widener Library are concerned that a "Pardon our dust" policy during preparations for the June renovations may be causing them more than just inconvenience...
Okay, you win--some buildings have lifts. But once inside, problems persist. Eye-contact between closing doors never does much to improve neighborly relations; pressing the right button constantly begs a meal-like "pardon my reach"; and then staring blankly at the floor indicator is pathetic anyway, since the elevators only stop on at most every third floor...
NEVER HAS AN ARCHITECTURAL BLUNDER BEEN SO BRUTAL. "EXCUSE ME, PARDON ME," IS NOT SOMETHING YOU WANT TO HEAR BEHIND YOUR BACK WHILE POINTING PERCY AT THE PORCELAIN. URINALS BELONG IN THEIR OWN SELF-CONTAINED SPACE, NOT IN THE CAUSEWAY TO THE TOILETS...