Word: profound
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...DAYS that have passed since the elections, political analysts have been scrambling to discover profound things to say about this year's results. Unfortunately, there are few or none to be found, as American voters continue to defy the rules of logic and consistency...
...over a year now University officials have been trying to formulate a plan for an alternative to the Vietnam-era Committee on Rights and Responsibilities (CRR). It is disappointing that they have realized nothing more profound during this arduous process than that the name of the infamous body must be changed...
...message in Scapine is not terribly profound. Moliere draws a harsh comic picture of the bourgeoisie, obsessed with money and appearances, yet gullible and foolish. Octavio and Leander, dependent upon their parents' fortunes, are too cowardly to follow their hearts. Argante and Geronte, mean and suspicious, cling so tightly to their purses that their children are relegated to a subordinate position in their lives. Only Scapine lives a life of pleasure, controlling the rich through her clever schemes...
...Sure, I'll accept you, but not until you become educated, upstanding citizens. In the meantime, stay out of my jewelry stores, keep away from my apartment building, and don't hang out with my kids." This attitude is more than simply offensive. It prevents us from fighting the profound inequality that still permeates our society...
State Department spokesman Charles E. Redman said the news of Machel's death caused "profound regret...