Word: toning
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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N.A.A.C.P. Executive Director Roy Wilkins said that the board was shocked by both "the tone and the substance" of Steel's assertions. "By belittling the decisions of the court," said Wilkins, "and especially by classifying past civil rights victories as symbolic rather than substantive, he cast aspersions on all previous legal efforts in civil rights cases...
...Your Essay, "That New Black Magic" [Sept. 27], mentions that: "Many have felt a vibration of personal peace by crying 'Om!' " This is very true indeed! Occasionally I like to chant "Om, om, om," or "Aum, aum, aum," in a continuous solemn singsong tone; then I feel very strong spiritual vibrations swelling within me, as I am very sensitive by nature. I also tried chanting "Eloi, Eloi, Eloi," in like manner, and it could also give me personal peace...
Shriver and his wife, the former Eunice Kennedy, set a tone of informality from the moment they arrived. They were soon bicycling busily around the chic 16th Arrondissement. In front of the ambassadorial residence, the five Shriver kids found the wide gutters of the elegant Avenue d'léna excellent for sailing model boats...
Impressionist David Frye has dozens of good-and bad-faces. In an election year that is not exactly fraught with levity, his tone-perfect mimicry of Richard Nixon and other political figures is the most devastating topical humor...
...must everything General Motors does have a business rationale? This is my last question. Suddenly, the tone of the interview changes...