Word: pollyannish
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...part, Dreben says, "I know at times I have been criticized for perhaps showing bias. But--and I don't want to sound Pollyannish--all of us engaged in the process try very hard to get as strong an independent committee...
...voted into the United Nations. Before the end of the decade, the United States had added its formal recognition and American officials were busy at work clearing up the various entanglements of frozen assets to confer most-favored-nation status on China. For Americans the initial exoticism and Pollyannish reporting began to fade after several years as thousands of American traveled to China each year, including several hundred scholars who would remain beyond a quick tourist trip, and several hundred businessmen who hoped for opportunities from one billion potential customers...