Word: properity
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...when the plebeians in their midst resort to such vulgar means to signify their approval, these spectators get angry, then attempt to restore some semblance of proper decorum...
...committed, Taniguchi spent a year studying MOMA?its history, how it had selected architects in the past, anything that could provide an insight into the museum's inner character. "Like a medical doctor, I need to know the nature of an institution so I can make a proper diagnosis," he says. Taniguchi then crafted a proposal that offered both an expansion and a continuation of the museum's identity: the fundamentally conservative worldwide arbiter of serious, modern fine arts. In doing so, he created a radically understated counterpoint to the increasingly hyperbolic, maximalist trends in museum architecture?a movement exemplified...
...father harnessed a global coalition in the first Iraq war. In 1991, the means dwarfed the end, and not the other way round, leaving the U.S. with a margin of maneuver it does not enjoy today. Urge Bush to return to the grandest tradition of American global leadership. The proper maxim is to cajole rather than confront, argue rather than annoy, persuade rather than provoke. Point out that none of America's key interests can be achieved without allies of weight. There is no going it alone when it comes to Iranian and North Korean nukes, Islamic terror or peace...
Wrangham acknowledges that Kinsey “was always very proper in the way he presented himself…he was always able to hide behind the fact he was a professor,” even though he was engaged in sexual activities that would make even the most contemporary liberal shutter...
Resident tutors offer a variety of services—everything from advising on course selection to hosting study breaks—and different visions abound on just what a tutor’s proper role...