Word: prided
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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More Shame than Pride...
...born white and raised a Southerner, admissions which are now causing me more shame than pride. With forced busing, selective law enforcement and personal liberty as smoke screens, Southern Governors and Congressmen are showing their true prejudicial colors [March 2]. I am sickened by the verbose hypocrites who give lip service to "all deliberate speed" in integration and simultaneously work with gusto to keep integration a dream...
...signed petition that was made available to Western correspondents in Moscow, declared: "We are of those Jews who persistently express the desire to leave for Israel and unfailingly are refused by the Soviet organs. We believe that Jews will answer the anti-Israeli campaign by fortifying their pride in their people [and] by declaring: 'Next year in Jerusalem!' " Izvestia denounced the petitioners as "renegades who have long been known for their Zionist views." Later, 21 other Jews scathingiy noted in an open letter to the 52: "Unlike you, we are not Jews only because this detail is noted...
...performers on a professional team are usually allowed responsibility for psyching themselves up for a game. There is the natural financial incentive, as well as a certain professional pride in doing a good job. Weiland worked in that atmosphere himself, and he seems to have taken the same approach with his collegians...
...found. Lending some credence to the theory that the Daphné-class subs might contain a hidden structural fault was the fact that the Eurydice had recently undergone inspection and was found to be in perfect shape. To the French, the question was more than a matter of national pride. The French navy still has nine Daphné subs in service. In addition, France has sold three to Pakistan, and has taken orders for twelve more from Spain, Portugal and South Africa...