Word: resentment
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...improvement of their homes came last May, when HTU released the results of a comprehensive energy-use survey of Harvard-owned buildings. Designed to identify inexpensive means of reducing energy waste, the survey was never formally acknowledged by Harvard. It is fairly easy to understand why HRE administrators would resent off-the-cuff tenant gripes, but it is far more difficult to explain how HRE could close its eyes to a well-researched and carefully documented study that could cut costs for both landlord and tenant...
...touchingly loyal secretary who had been banished to the periphery by Haldeman but who was now back as one of Nixon's principal props. Nixon wanted to bring in Alexander Haig as chief of staff, she told me, for a week or two. He was afraid I might resent seeing my former subordinate in a technically superior position. She hoped that when Nixon told me the next morning, I would not give him a hard time; I should remember that he needed bolstering and support. She was, of course (she said), calling on her own without her boss...
...endorse the stage show. A benefactor gave the faltering troupe .?150,000 to invest in Papp's London Pirates, and the profits, if any, will be used to resuscitate D'Oyly Carte. The idea of old conventions saved by audacious newcomers is an irony that Savoyards may resent. But Gilbert would have cherished it, and Sullivan would have set it to music. -By John Skow
...will to enforce their own standards of conduct. But the Senate is a clubby place, and some members may push for mere censure or a reprimand. Many Senators think the FBI'S tactics smack of entrapment and wonder how they would have responded in Williams' place. Others resent the fact that Williams has not resigned. One thing is certain: few Senators will be smiling at the hour of judgment...
Strangely enough?and both Syrians and Israelis will resent this?they were more similar in attitude and behavior than either was to Egypt. The Egyptian leadership group is suave, jaded, cosmopolitan. Their Syrian counterparts are prickly, proud, quick to take offense. Egypt is accustomed to leadership in the Middle East; there is a majesty in its self-assurance. Syria fights for recognition of its merit; it consumes energy in warding off condescension. Israel shares many of these qualities...