Word: toning
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...bilateral meeting with Yeltsin on Sunday, and a round-table discussion the same day with a group of regional and opposition leaders, including Zyuganov, Clinton planned to take a businesslike tone. He was set to emphasize what the U.S. meant in supporting Russian reform: market economics, fiscal and monetary responsibility, free elections, the rule of law, respect for neighbors' sovereignty. No mention of the candidates, but it would be difficult for Russians to see that list as anything but a nonendorsement endorsement of Yeltsin. That could backfire and reinforce some Russian voters' image of Yeltsin as a toady...
Simply because Mr. Kaufman's piece appeared in Dartboard (a forum reserved for "views, commentary, and sometimes comedy") does not excuse the light-hearted tone which he applied to what is a very serious situation both for our house and for the individuals involved. While we understand that the intent of the piece was to be humorous, such levity is inappropriate in dealing with an issue of this nature. Furthermore, the factual errors and the unfounded accusations that the piece contained are inexcusable even by the most basic of journalistic standards. In the future, we hope that not only will...
...games are coming up. In particular, a highly anticipated showdown against Ivy foe Yale this weekend could set the tone for the remaining part of the season...
Writer Valerie J. MacMillan's sophomoric article, on the other hand, was strikingly one-sided--based almost entirely on interviews with disgruntled former assistants to Professor Gary R. Orren. The vindictive tone of the article is a sorry attempt to soil the reputation of a well-respected member of the faculty who has made important contributions to both Harvard and the community at large...
...tone of Stephanie B. Russek's open letter to Dean Harry R. Lewis '68 ("Dean Lewis Should Respond Positively to Students," April 9, 1996) is so disrespectful it borders on the scandalous. I will not even try to refute Ms. Russek's specious argumentation for changing the term "freshman" to "first-year," though her lack of rigor is alarming, I am much more shocked by her vicious personal attack on Dean Lewis...