Word: piousness
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...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...
...sermonizing before the Evangelicals is a dangerous mix of electioneering hooey and religious claptrap. As Sidey makes clear in his story, the U.S. is a pluralistic nation whose impressive strength derives from its being an open marketplace for ideas and opinions. The country does not need to hear pious bray and howl from the occupant in the White House. It needs to have that marketplace responsibly guarded...
Some passages are redundant or weightless, like the disjointed, if heartfelt, letter from a Russian orthodox priest who vaguely knew Sakharov, which dissolves into a pious "holy meditation." And some sections seem superfluous, particularly the overly technical descriptions of Sakharov's physics research. But the overwhelming balance of the book is valuable and fascinating, both for the personal glimpses of Sakharov and for the astute and seemingly fearless social criticism Sakharov and the other dissident contributors present...