Word: praiseed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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"He helped put evolutionary theory and the many disciplines of evolutionary biology on a firmer footing," said Edward O. Wilson, Baird Professor of Science, leading a chorus of praise for Mayr from Harvard researchers yesterday.
Such actions by the government deserve praise at any time. But unfortunately it's also a sad commentary on the current Administration that this type of news receives so much publicity and merits front-page status at all. In fact this particular case possesses a double irony--firstly that the...
Few bureaucrats have been greeted with the level of near-euphoria accorded to new EPA Administrator William Ruckelshaus earlier this year, who has been characterized variously as "Mr. Clean," "Mr. Integrity," and "Mr. Fairness." After his appointment, even environmental groups remained silent for a time, appearing almost too scared to...
The forlorn return of the unchosen began last Saturday, when the first 15 bodies arrived at Dover Air Force Base, in Delaware. As weeping family members stood by the coffins in a cavernous aircraft hangar, General Kelley spoke a few words of praise. Then the familiar strain of the Marine...
But cutting prose and a cranky confidence make Fussell a formidable exploiter of status anxiety. Imagine how many college stickers will quietly disappear from the family cars after uneasy readers learn that a seemingly harmless practice is an advertisement of insecurity and prestige by association. The news that better sorts...