Word: prided
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...noted for its ability to cope with poetic cadences. But when he says that the fall of Oedipus is inevitable, gods or no gods, you ought to believe him. The gods have been blamed long enough. Arrogance alone causes Oedipus' problems. His arrogant, or if you prefer, hubristic pride is the tragic flaw in an otherwise noble character...
Against all debits, Lindsay has two major accomplishments to his credit. He gave the city a sense of excitement, pride and stylish fun. And while other U.S. cities were torn by riots, Lindsay could cool Harlem or Bedford-Stuyvesant by strolling through their streets, meeting their inhabitants and keeping in careful touch with their problems. But last week his lucky touch seemed to be failing for the first time...
...been a humble few years for Harvard ballplayers, and one of Harrison's most miraculous achievements has been the re-establishment of a spirit of pride on the once-embarrassed team. Harrison's contagious determination has also reached out to the Athletic Department, which has finally purchased a set of new uniforms and balls for the team...
That the union which he helped organize in 1962 has come far enough to mount an effective coordinated national effort in such a short time is a source of pride, almost awe to Munoz. He recalls first meeting Cesar Chavez in the early sixties: "He was just a bum like the rest of us. We were working down in Bakersfield picking potatoes. Chavez started talking around and we decided none of us could make it any longer on the wages we were getting. We knew we had to do something--get organized or something...
Promise and Backdown. The La Brea y Pariñas basin has long troubled Peruvian pride. IPC, owner of the fields since 1924, has tried to appease various governments by agreeing to several tax increases. It now is the country's No. 1 taxpayer...