Word: sentimentality
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...with liberal historiography often goes another sentiment--that today's students are somehow at fault for not taking to the streets, that the persistence of various oppressions suggests the need for similar militancy, and, perhaps even occupations. On the national level, protest certainly remains an effective tool for drawing attention and, occasionally, sparking reform. That President Reagan had to delay some of his planned draconian cuts in student aid certainly stems in part from the mobilized student response to his austere budget proposals...
...decision to narrow the portal stems largely from a growing antirefugee sentiment in Congress that has been fueled by popular resentment of the boat people in the face of a declining U.S. economy and shrinking social programs. The Administration hopes that under the new policy those admitted will have marketable skills or relatives who can provide aid, thus easing the burden that refugees impose on already strapped welfare programs. Refugees are currently entitled to up to 36 months of public assistance. Last year 67% of Indochinese immigrants were dependent on public funds; this year the figure rose...
...improving economic outlook, had gone all out for restored possession of the Falklands as a precondition to any further discussion of sovereignty. General Galtieri, with inflation rising at 147%, the peso at 11,300 to the dollar (official rate) and serious internal discontent, had so far whipped up national sentiment as to have pasted himself into a corner. There were others at hand, quite prepared to oust him if his venture failed. Among the admirals were men of much more fascist temper than he. The air force generals, long in second place to the admirals, were gaining in clout. Galtieri...
...with daylight: "Every summer when it rains/ I smell the jungle/ I hear the planes/ I can't tell no one/ I feel ashamed/ Afraid some day/ I'll go insane ..." It shows that popular music can still express strong and complex feelings, not mere sentiment. The true rock spirit may not be languishing after all, just waiting...
...sentiment, or lack of it, is common in the business. As one eminent three-year-old after another fell apart this spring - Deputy Minister, Stalwart, Lets Dont Fight, et al. - the horsemen's reaction was generally to shrug and say, "This is racing." But the fans tend more to be of the Black Beauty school of horse lovers, and the anthropomorphizing before the 108th Derby was fierce...