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Word: properous (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Fulbright does not adequately address these difficulties in the text, but he correctly points out that there is not a proper dialogue about the Constitution's effectiveness, particularly in the realm of foreign policy. The primary reason for this is that most Americans have accepted the Constitution as holy writ, free from error and blasphemous to criticize...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: Reflections on Policy From a Well-Known Dissenter | 3/6/1989 | See Source »

When my friend was sexually harassed, I did not conduct a public forum on sexual harassment. I went to the proper judicial channels of Harvard University. The BGLSA, prompted by the student who had harassed my friend, chose to do otherwise and held the Kiss-in. I was told by Harvard administrators before the Kiss-in not to discuss the Sunday case. The other group, however, felt free...

Author: By Brian J. Buckley, | Title: Sexual Harassment | 3/4/1989 | See Source »

...trial also gives us a chance to ponder the consequences our society must face if proper action is not taken...

Author: By Joseph C. Tedeschi, | Title: A Time for Action | 2/28/1989 | See Source »

...want of a warm personal life. He remains gooey over his wife of 21 years, Kathleen Emmet Darman, a writer who has a Ph.D. in literature. They met, by his account, as teenagers at a "Beacon sociable," where Brahmin calves learned to dance under proper supervision. He sought for years to get her attention, even using ploys that could later be called Darmanesque. She gently scoffs at this romantic notion, conceding only that they met as graduate students at a dinner he arranged for that purpose. They live with their two sons on five secluded acres overlooking the Potomac. Still...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RICHARD DARMAN: Driven To Beat the Budget | 2/27/1989 | See Source »

...write down the revelations of God as recited by Mahound, Rushdie's fictional prophet. But the mischievous scribe repeatedly changes Mahound's words. When the prophet finally realizes that Salman has corrupted the text of his holy book, he explodes, "Your blasphemy can't be forgiven." The proper punishment for Salman's crime is death, but Mahound is merciful and spares his life...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Believers Are Outraged | 2/27/1989 | See Source »

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