Word: patronizing
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...people struggling to move and screaming for help. "The people just pancaked in front of him," his sister Virginia Zoerb says. "The guy underneath pleaded for him to get out, but he just couldn't." Conway felt his shoes melt and his feet catch fire. At that instant, a patron who had just wriggled free grabbed Conway's arm and pulled him out. Conway turned back to the pile of people and saw them all burst into flames. Their hands reached out desperately for anyone to pull them free, but no one could. Their hands were all aflame. Conway...
...means does patron care absolve owners and operators of public gathering places of their responsibilities as well. They must be thorough and vigilant in the upkeep and proper operation of their facilities. Design limits must be known and must be maintained at a high enough standard. Municipal authorities, often known for laxity or petty corruption, must recognize the life-threatening importance of their work and strive to establish and enforce adequate and sensible building codes, particularly in buildings open for public use. Western European standards for such buildings are often cited as being nearly ideal, and should be investigated...
...artist into cannon fodder and take from Matisse the leadership role within the avant-garde. Georges Braque and Andre Derain, onetime Fauvists, defected to Picasso's camp. In time Picasso would even usurp Matisse's position in the affections--and worse, in the collection--of Matisse's once devoted patron Gertrude Stein...
...Beautifully detailed woodblock prints, both inked and touched up with gold pigment, make up the magnificent pages of the sutras. The copying of such texts was vital to the transmission of Buddhist beliefs and practices. Furthermore, it was considered a meritorious act that brought good fortune to both the patron who commissioned the work and the artist himself...
...point, Penn proposed a scenario—which she dubbed “subtle racism”—in which a biracial couple sitting in a restaurant is confronted by another patron who uses a racial slur...