Word: raison
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...president has swept into office on a wave of anti-govenment sentiment. When Carter arrived in the capital, his keen distrust of the natives undobtedly miffed more than one D.C. veteran. But Reagan's attacks on government cut deeper-they denounce not merely the efficiency but the very raison d'etre of fistfuls of government agencies...
Clearly, the debacle in the U.N. did nothing to advance the cause of peace in the Middle East, Rather, the Arab venture served only to bolster the hawks in Jerusalem and limit the projects for constructive dialogue--which is, after all, the raison d'etre of the U.N. If the Arabs truly want to make things better and not worse, they must avoid initiating petty, idiotic squabbles like last week...
...Marc Wolpow, a high school friend of Shelton's and a fellow first-year student, called him "probably one of the most capable and impressive individuals I have known," singling out Shelton's long-time activity in labor organization. "That was what he prided himself in--it was his raison d'etre," Wolpow added...
...weaknesses from immediate exposure. Second, Lewis contended, some journalists are gun-shy because they worry their views on issues are more liberal than the President's and that the public would thus not take hard-hitting accounts seriously. Both those reasons for journalistic quiescence become irrelevant, however, when their raison d'etre-public and Congressional backing of the President-fades. Reagan's waning influence, accelerated by the Administration's internal backbiting, undermines any argument for laissez-faire press coverage...
Although Johnson hopes to do well in tomorrow's Eastern competition, she emphasizes that if she gets beaten, she will not be devastated. "Shot putting is not my raison d'etre," she explains. "Sometimes I see these shot putters who are shot putters through and through, but in the long run I know I have more than they do, I mean, how good are they in basketball? Can they play the flute? That's one of the greatest things about being a Harvard athlete--it means that you have more going for you than just your sport...