Word: respectable
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...important to have faith in the masses of people who use language every day and to respect the special expertise that they possess as speakers of English. Corey Miller...
Parker said most of his dozen consecutive reelections have been unopposed. "I work like hell at the job because I happen to be a Republican in a Democratic area," he said, adding that such dedication had won respect from local members of the state's majority party...
...agree with many of Abt's views--I am a Democrat who voted for James Roosevelt '68 in the primaries--but I respect his character and intelligence, and I know he is open to rational argument. I do not know Mr. Kennedy's views, for like any "modern" candidate, attuned to media and pollsters, he jumps erratically in response to the perceived shifts of the electorate. Since I think that a man like Clark Abt is a valuable person in politics, I shall vote for him. I should also say that for the past 15 years, I have been...
Though Meese's politicization of his office is incompatible with his position as the nation's top law-enforcer, he serves at the request and pleasure of a president who condones his behavior. However, the attorney general's latest statement betrays a fundamental lack of respect for the basic traditions of American jurisprudence. While his views may be defensible in law school discussions, they do not belong in the Justice Department. He cannot be impeached from office, but his tenure in the Cabinet must come to an end. Ed Meese should resign from his office...
...really respect him for having the guts to admit that things were not great," she said...