Word: reflective
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...overwhelming vote in his favor. Many Senators who voted for him had some reservations. Even one of his strongest supporters, Republican Senator Marlow Cook of Kentucky, acknowledged that in Rockefeller's appearances before the Senate and House committees, "there were certainly some areas in which he did not reflect credit on himself." But most Senators concluded that Rockefeller had adequately answered their questions. Moreover, there was a widespread feeling in Congress that if Rockefeller was rejected, Ford's next nominee might not be nearly so well qualified...
...group, including Counsellors Robert Hartmann and John O. Marsh and Press Secretary Ron Nessen, finally moved back to the Red Room for brandy, cigars and more conversation. For Ford, the evening was a relaxing opportunity to reflect on the broader historical and philosophical contexts of his decisions and, in a way, a remedial crash course in presidential perspectives...
UNEMPLOYMENT: The November jobless rate of 6.5% does not reflect the full impact of the coal strike nor the most recent, and continuing, wave of layoffs in auto, appliance and other industries. There is a likelihood that the jobless rate will hit 7% even before the end of 1974, and that it will continue climbing to a peak that members of the Board of Economists estimate at anywhere from 7½% to 8% or even 8¼% (the postwar high was 7.9% during the 1948-49 recession). Moreover, that peak will be reached late in 1975; just as employers...
...Harvard Square Development Task Force's criticisms of the University's interim report on expansion reflect growing community discontent with the University...
...scores in graduate admissions policies further discriminates against blacks. The Educational Testing Service claims that "questions that would reflect biases, such as those in favor of certain backgrounds or a particular sex, are carefully avoided." Yet these tests, rather than measuring competence, simply reflect the specific kinds of information which are acquired in courses at "major" universities. Even the structure and form of these tests reflect an elitist educational system...