Word: respectibility
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...shall be a major objective of U.S. foreign policy to promote human rights throughout the world," the paper began. "The policy shall be applied globally, but with due consideration to the cultural, political and historical characteristics of each nation and to other fundamental U.S. interests with respect to the nation in question...
...accusing him of preoccupation with legalisms that are "childish and of no account in serious political situations." He added, "What facts is the government trying to create in the midst of the negotiation process? What would happen if the other side tried to do such things? How can one respect a government that carries out settlements whether under an archaeological [i.e., the disputed West Bank settlement at Shiloh] or a security cover?" Rabin's summary of how his successor has handled the negotiations: "An ill-conceived failure...
Since Harvard commands so much respect in academic and social circles, a decision by the University to divest at least some of its South Africa-related stocks, particularly investments in commercial banks that directly support South Africa through loans, would command a great deal of influence, since many major institutions must come to grips with the question in the near future. The University should make such a decision and take an active role in shareholder resolutions calling for the withdrawal of U.S. investments in South Africa...
Spinks's reputation for lax training habits dates back to his amateur days and indeed on Wednesday morning he brunched on scrambled eggs and beer. "He was the big daddy of the team and everybody had a lot of respect for him." recalls DiNicola. "He was a crazy type of guy. I remember him getting up at 2:30 in the morning and doing his roadwork. He did have erratic training habits but he was generally in shape when fights came around...
...another," and most Cunningham dances can be viewed to almost equal advantage from any angle. There is no hierarchy of dancers, either: they interact, in critic McDonagh's phrase, with "molecular individuality." As with Cunningham's approach to decor and music, this too is essentially a respect for the integrity of individual elements rather than a surrender to anarchy. Carolyn Brown, long an outstanding Cunningham dancer, points out that "the dancers are treated more as puzzles than works of art: the pieces are space and time, shape and rhythm The rest is up to us [the dancers...