Word: rankness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Your music critic William Bender rated the Boston Symphony Orchestra behind those of New York, Chicago and Philadelphia. I disagree. I would rank the Boston Symphony as equal to and often superior to these orchestras...
...Buenos Aires, Rogers' itinerary was received so late that at week's end the U.S. embassy had been unable to arrange a meeting between Rogers and President-elect Héctor Cámpora. Rogers apparently lacks the rank to attend some of the diplomatic functions for Cámpora's inauguration this Friday; he has been shunted off to a Saturday luncheon served for lesser lights...
...U.R.W. and Goodyear, the largest firm in the industry, had been ratified by the narrowest possible margin in the union's executive board. Further, it was rejected by the U.R.W.'s biggest local, Akron No. 2, whose president, John Nardella, is threatening an unprecedented petition drive among rank and filers to have it rescinded. Faced with that kind of pressure, union representatives struck a tougher stance in their dealings with fourth-ranking Goodrich and refused an offer that both sides agree was somewhat more generous than the settlement with Goodyear. The bargaining was further complicated by some issues...
Wurf commands the fastest-growing union in the entire AFL-CIO; its 614,-000-member ranks have tripled since he took over the union in 1964 in a rank-and-file revolt against an ineffective leadership. Lately the A.F.S.C.M.E.'s rolls have been swelling by 1,000 recruits a week. Members range from zookeepers to engineers and social workers. About a third are women, and a third are blacks-two groups that union leaders have found difficult to organize or have ignored. This success has been achieved against fierce resistance from many government officials who insist that public workers...
...students at the meeting complained that the Housing Office had been more concerned with class rank, concentration and sex ratio quotas than with personal choice in determining next year's assignments...