Word: refering
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Pound say that when words get separated from direct conversation when they are just on the page without the physical component of sound, then the head gets cut off from the bod. And people will tend to go into generalizations and hyper-abstraction of the language. Words have to refer to something real, and when we begin to take words as having eternal abstract essence without any physical reference, the human content is removed from the language. As Pound points out, when the words in poetry get cut off from the song and dance they have lost their muscularity, their...
...refer made a call," Crimson Coach Frank McLaughlin said. "I don't necessarily agree with it, but what...
...other Miami players, especially the most grizzled veterans, refer to Marino in fond terms. Twelve-year Guard Ed Newman talks of protecting "the mother lode 4 yds. behind me." For bench-pressing 510 lbs. and conquering thyroid cancer, Newman is acknowledged as the strongest person on the team, possibly the most poetic. "We never questioned Marino's youth," he says, "because he has a timeless poise. It's a magical blend of humility and self-confidence. For a while I honestly wondered if he was a fluke or a dream. Now I think we all feel like we're part...
...ones fostered by IBM or Apple Computer. Indeed, Apple Co-Founder Steven Jobs last month cited Federal's Smith as one of his business heroes. Smith runs Federal with a military zeal that rubs off on his staff. He sometimes rewards outstanding work with Bravo Zulu stickers, which refer to the Navy signal flags meaning "job well done." Says Robert Sigafoos, author of the corporate profile Absolutely, Positively Overnight: "They have a 'kill or be killed' mentality, which permeates the ranks from top to bottom...
...hospital chains generally follow a policy of sending indigent patients to nearby community hospitals when possible. Humana Spokesman Robert Irvine points out that people who cannot pay are not turned away from the University of Louisville facility, but defends the right of the firm's other hospitals to refer indigents to nonprofit and community institutions. Says he: "We're paying money through our taxes to support those hospitals. Those being paid to do it should be the ones to handle...