Word: particularity
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Corruption and exploitation are as old as sport itself. College basketball in particular has been punctuated by sensational scandals, including revelations of point shaving that emerged in the '50s, '60s and early '80s. But today the money is bigger, the temptations are greater and the pressures to win more crushing...
...merged in the public consciousness, they were actually quite different: the punctured-grapes incident was an example of Government action in the face of an intentional poisoning; Alar on apples was an instance of Government inaction following a scientific dispute over risk vs. benefit in the case of a particular chemical agent...
...respect: the two incidents demonstrate how the public increasingly demands a risk-free society -- whatever the cost, and whether or not they can protect themselves. Immune from the ills that ail less affluent cultures, America has the luxury of fretting over the little things. It is the particular indulgence of baby boomers who believe that restraint of one's appetites, daily workouts and a lot of oat bran can delay aging indefinitely. To health-and-fitness puritans, sagging flesh and excess weight represent an inexcusable lack of vigilance. Accustomed to success in translating their private anxieties into public activity -- protesting...
Until now, the West has been remarkably shy about taking a hand in the process of change. Entranced by Gorbachev and anxious to believe the cold war is nearly over, the West has been reluctant to tamper in his sphere of influence. Preoccupied with other regions, Washington in particular has not paid more than occasional attention to Eastern Europe. Wariness is wise, but the current indecision has been paralytic...
Despite the accusations of irresponsibility involved in this particular case, the larger question remains unanswered. As the FAA noted in December, it and the airlines constantly receive terrorist threats. To publish them all would effectively halt air travel and give the terrorists an unprecedented victory...