Word: regarded
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...People say, 'Oh good, the Education School is back in its cubbyhole, doing the traditional thing.' To the contrary," Ylvisaker explains, "I regard schooling as a statement of moral commitment for minorities and newcomers. I want to say it loud because I would be nervous if the School of Education has expanded into where it should be and it gets put in a small box again...
...same time the moderate Progressive Federal Party (P.F.P.) attracted voters who regard Botha's cautious moves as a series of improvised compromises that will neither placate blacks nor ultimately prevent armed confrontation with them. P.F.P. Leader Frederick van Zyl Slabbert called Botha "an illusionary figure of reform" and his promises "vague mumbo jumbo." The P.F.P. gained nine seats in the new parliament, bringing its total to 26. They also dealt the Nationalists their worst single blow, defeating Minister of Industries Dawie de Villiers in his Cape Town constituency. It was the first time an incumbent National Party minister...
...context is that whether the killer or killers turn out to be black or white, black life is not and has never been valued by this society. Thus whites or blacks can kill blacks, and it is not seen in the same manner as when whites are killed. I regard this attitude as a cultural conspiracy to kill black people. Whether physically, politically, economically, psychologically or spiritually, the personality of the American culture is antiblack. Black life is not viewed as being on a par with white life...
...many have doubts about the prospects for successfully legislating morality. Says Kim Hae Dong, a professor of government administration at Seoul National University: "To make the drive a success, the government must first build a society in which people can do business without seeking favoritism." Koreans, in fact, regard saba-saba as a ubiquitous national institution, as hard to do without as kimchi, the fiery pickled vegetables that spice their every meal...
...situation: Bishop Dominic Tang, 73, a Jesuit trained in Portugal and Spain. Even though Tang was appointed by the Vatican, remains loyal to the Pope and has so far refused to join the Patriotic Association, the government let him out of prison last year. It has also chosen to regard Tang as a bishop, mainly because so many Catholics in his diocese demanded...