Word: proofing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...does no one complain? Why this acceptance? Why is enduring taken as a proof of strength? Was civilization not meant to serve? Have none of these people ever taken the trains in London, Paris--even Chicago? Don't they know it does not have to be this way? The newcomer, on a rising note of hysteria, begins to speak of the indignity and passivity that haunt the 20th century. More in sorrow than in anger, the real, regular commuters shake their heads and insist: "You don't understand...
...overtly caused the problem (like the molesting father in Something About Amelia), they are, at the very least, insensitive or inattentive to the gathering storm clouds. In Not My Kid, the fact that the parents are completely surprised to learn of their daughter's drug problem is seen as proof that they have fallen down on the job. They are forced to send her to an institution, where group-confrontation tactics ("Get honest! Just get honest about it!") are directed at parents and children alike...
...evening newscast. There was no clear journalistic reason for Brokaw's uncomfortable vigil. He was not interviewing anyone or waiting for a nearby event to happen. The floodlit tower clock behind him informed viewers only that he was not appearing live but on tape. Brokaw was, however, providing visible proof that NBC, like its network rivals, had spent a reported $500,000 to enable its analysts, dozens of support staffers and tons of equipment to hover near the big story of the day--even if that story was almost entirely nonvisual and the participants refused to talk to the press...
...intuition and sensitivity to interpret. His spoken comments were usually odd, elliptical little puns, analogies or fables, often involving animals or food. Thus the Balanchine you got was the Balanchine you were able to assimilate for yourself. In a narrative, such a person is foolproof, or rather, writer-proof...
...longtime observer of higher education, posits: "In order to understand the trajectory of Derek Bok, you must understand that he is trained as a lawyer. He came from an institution that is least like the arts and sciences. Law School is a pragmatic place, concerned with detail, procedure, and proof...