Word: sentimentalized
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...does this by rallying the support of a lot of black college students with a political speech that combines about equal portions of sentiment and gags. The kids, enchanted, get out and stump for Grace's neighbor friend. It may not be much, but at least it has Moms...
...very dubious ground in invoking public opinion to buttress a view that most experts - ranging from his own in the White House to even those in the automobile industry who will be hurt by such an increase - now believe is wrong. A President who simply followed public sentiment would be a cipher in the office, as Harry Truman recognized: "It isn't polls or public opinion alone of the moment that counts. It is right and wrong, and leadership...
...University Professor of Law and International Organization Richard Gardner: "The U.S. for years has been preaching the doctrine that there should be broad freedom for international investment. Now that the shoe is on the other foot, it seems hypocritical to say that foreigners cannot invest here." Gardner's sentiment is shared by a large number of thoughtful U.S. business executives. "It's a free market, an auction market," said new General Motors Chairman Thomas A. Murphy last week...
...floor proceedings sometimes seemed like a live taping of "Queen for a Day." Articles were passed by voice vote, so whichever sentiment elicited the loudest response prevailed. One could almost see that applause needle gauging the intensity of the crowd's feelings...
...interpreted as an act of approval. This same question would arise if the team decided to go to Isreal. Members of the Harvard community would feel strongly both for and against such a trip. In all fairness, therefore, the administration should at some point consider both poles of sentiment in reaching a decision about the trip to Egypt...