Word: pious
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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After the Reagan Administration's many pious pronouncements against protectionism and the agreement to foster free trade at the Williamsburg economic summit in May, the White House had a hard time defending the tariffs. They were, said U.S. Trade Representative William Brock, a "two by four" to swing against unfair subsidies and "a world system that is totally trade distortive, where governments intervene at will without any consideration of international rule." To many outsiders, though, the White House action looked like a cave-in to domestic pressures without consideration of the long-term consequences for international trade...
...indictments are right on target, but it remains to be seen whether the president will do anything further to prevent them from becoming what one Law professor characterizes as "pious homilies." In an Annual Report four years ago, Bok took a similar philosophic stand on educational issues, urging the Business School to pay more attention to ethics in the curriculum. But while the B-School has made some course' changes since then, Bok's and Harvard's actions in the real world--for instance, regarding the University's holdings in South Africa--have not given watchers any indication that such...
...Crimson wasn't much better on offense While the batwomen were able to muster only five hits they were graced with the charity (11 walks) of their pious hosts in Worcester Still, the lack of timely hits and base running mistakes left only five runs on the board resulting in the softballers' second loss of the season...
...there and say, 'I'm in the prime of life, isn't it wonderful. Lose 10 Ibs., I'll be better than ever.' You always have to doubt yourself. The only security I ever feel is that I won't turn pious. But that's a dangerous remark to make, because the devil's always listening...
Freeman refutes Mead's findings in Samoa on almost all counts: rank, aggressive behavior, religion and punishment, for instance. Contrary to popular belief, Freeman claims that the Samoans are not an easy going, forgiving, and relatively egalitarian people. Rather, they are aggressive, strict, somewhat pious, and, on occasion, belligerent and violent--not entirely unlike our own culture. More interesting are Freeman's chapters on sexual mores and behavior, and on adolescence. He concludes that the Samoans are in fact as uptight and troubled as adolescent Americans...