Word: subjectively
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...various methods whereby the crafty student attempts to show the grader that he knows a lot more than he actually does, the vague generality is the key device. A generality is a vague statement that means nothing by itself, but when placed in an essay on a specific subject might very well mean something to a grader. The true master of a generality is the man who can write a 10-page essay, which means nothing at all to him, and have it mean a great deal to anyone who reads it. The generality writer banks on the knowledge possessed...
...both working for the government, an arrangement the checks and balances of the Constitution did not contemplate. When Elizabeth Dole was Transportation Secretary, the couple made intragovernmental history when she testified before husband Robert Dole, then Senate finance chairman, on "Alternatives to Tax on Use of Heavy Trucks." The subject matter renders plausible his protestations that there was no after-hours collusion between the executive and legislative branches of the marriage. "When you get home at 8:30, the last thing you want to do is get into business." It is equally unlikely that Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Wendy...
...that there are too few good conductors, but that there are so few who meet the economic requirements: a hefty recording contract, a telegenic personality and the ability to pull in a crowd both at home and on the road. In the U.S. a conductor must also subject himself (there are no women on the short list) to endless rounds of glad-handing and fund raising, while in Berlin he must have the political skills of a Franz von Papen to deal with a fractious orchestra and a powerful city bureaucracy...
...notepad was packed with a list of 1 to 3 for each subject. For most questions, he lost interest in taking notes after the first few words. So his pad reads something like this: "1) nice 2) dolls now 3) liter" and "1) fantastic 2) none 3) losy, teach more" and "1) great 2) great 3) bombs...
...eagerly approached each subject, asserting confidently, "We're two young reporters," and launching into his questions. He seemed genuinely interested in scouting out the trends of the times. After our 14th interview, weary but elated with our findings, we headed home...