Word: reflectivity
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...prisoner of the French when the accord was drawn up, says vaguely that it needs to be revised, but simply ignores any of its provisions that seem inconvenient. Such gestures as his seizure of Algiers' ultramodern radio station, which the French planned to give to the nation, reflect the Premier's fear of being labeled a "neo-colonialist...
...official ward by ward breakdown for Cambridge has not yet been released. Hartman believes, however, than these figures will reflect the statewide trends: Hughes will be much stronger in heavily Republican wards than in Democratic ones...
...Rafferty won is a kind of organizational short circuit. California's state board of education, which sets policy, is appointed by the Governor. The state superintendent, who carries out board policy, is elected. Historically, the superintendent has been a dutiful administrator, but the setup also allows him to reflect popular feelings about education. Californians are unhappy about their schools' real or imagined proneness to progressivism, and the election was a chance to air the issues...
...they are far from reliable. "What did the communiqué say today?" a prelate asked a reporter. "Well, perhaps that's true,'' he said, after puzzling over the reporter's reply, "but it's really misleading.'' What the communiqué did reflect clearly was Msgr. Vaillanc's outspoken attitude: "We don't need the press...
Barbie and her wardrobe reflect a favorite Mattel device that Elliot Handler calls "the razor and razor blade" technique. Explains Handler: "You get hooked on one and you have to buy the other. Buy the doll and then you buy the clothes. I know a lot of parents hate us for this, but it's going to be around a long time." Parents, in fact, get scant sympathy from the Handlers, whose advertising is admittedly designed to evoke the razor-razor blade urge in children. Says Elliot Handler unapologetically: "We feel it's up to the parents...