Word: standardization
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...awards should of course serve the purpose of celebrating those who have made a lasting contribution to art. But they should serve a higher function as well. Awards are not for those who receive them but for those who do not; they establish a cannon of taste, set a standard for quality in artistic achievement and defy the aspiring artist in the audience to come up with something better. Awards should be a self-effacing event, a reward of past achievement and, more importantly, a challenge to those who have failed to reach the same high plateau...
...ovation--was particularly ailing and infirm and painful to watch as she struggled through her presentation. It wasn't the numerous technical guffaws, the overly long acceptance speeches, all the celebrities taking themselves way too seriously, nor the fat women sandwiched into their designer dresses. All of these are standard Oscar fare, and this year's show accomplish with all the precision we've come to expect from the Academy...
...BankAmerica, 40% of quarterly earnings could be lost, while Manufacturers Hanover could take a hit of as much as 20%. If Brazil does not resume making interest payments on its debt this year, 1987 earnings would be reduced by some $1.9 billion for all U.S. banks. Anticipating such losses, Standard & Poor's has lowered the credit ratings it assigns to several of Brazil's U.S. lenders, including Chase and Chemical Bank...
...your frustration you might be forgiven for not realizing that in your choice of strategy you were resolving a debate that lies at the heart of current social theory, moral philosophy and epistemology. If you choose the first strategy, you were appealling to an abstract standard which needed only to be imagined to prove plausible. You asked your roommate to distance herself from her immediate enjoyment and think about rights that should be enjoyed...
...deliberately committed ourselves to the principle of respecting Duke Kent-Brown's right of free speech. This principle was the guiding consideration and standard by which we formulated our plan....we decided to engage in a symbolic blockade....The intent of this action was to ensure that Kent-Brown interact with the numerous protestors against apartheid who were outside the Science Center...