Word: timidation
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Hiss also told Ames Courtroom audience that McCarthyism had resulted in a "lack of political guts" in the United States and a weakening of the Left. "People are still timid," he said. He mentioned the exclusion of militants from labor union leadership as one example of the power of McCarthyism...
...difficult balancing act between these two positions during a courtesy call at the Department of State. Said he: "I've got to be careful not to make a serious mistake, while at the same time I've got to be careful not to be too timid...
...government. During his tenure, Israel's inflation has risen to a rate of 37%, unemployment is approaching 5% and money is tight. While Assad and Sadat have captured world headlines with talk of a peace offensive, Rabin has been attacked at home for being timid and indecisive...
...authority. After 25 nearly sleepless hours of questioning and polygraph testing, he almost obligingly agreed with his police interrogators and "confessed" that he had killed his mother. Though he later recanted, a jury believed the prosecution and convicted him of manslaughter. But almost no one who knew the quiet, timid youth felt that he was guilty. Friends and neighbors organized a defense committee. Writer Joan Barthel, who lived near by, became convinced of his innocence, told his story in New Times magazine and eventually wrote a book about the case. Money and help came from others with homes in Connecticut...
Wicker criticized the press for being timid and hesitant to publish information at risk, despite its skepticism of government sources. He added that the press is protected by the First Amendment and was intended by the writers of the Constitution to be a check on the government...