Word: trivial
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...issues and the people they represent) Fernandez returns to Stanford, citing the university's student body motion last year "to clear accused representatives only through clear and convincing evidence" and not just evidence "beyond a reasonable doubt." In his view, being innocent before proven guilty seems to be a trivial notion in describing the judicial process that we might institute for accused council members. And as for earnest campaigning, ask anyone who made a bid for the council this year, and they'll tell you how much hard, honest work they put into securing a seat...
...though, why the bio includes the "Golden Plate Award." And why exactly does it mention the celebrity shootout at the Boston Garden--"he hit 13 free throws in 90 seconds? Nice shooting, but who cares? The end of the bio is a copy of a special "Dersh" card from Trivial Pursuit...
...government office, be it the Congress, State Department or Pentagon, television sets are tuned to CNN both for the latest news and so that government officials know what will be news. The headlines of the Post and Times determine the day's agenda regardless of whether that issue is trivial or detrimental to the United States...
...memo reminded the Bush staff of their desperate mission: "It is imperative that all surrogates are giving the same message." In other words, screw the truth! What about integrity, you say? Don't be so naive. This is a political campaign. Trivial concepts like truth and integrity are insignificant when compared to winning the right to occupy that fancy house on Pennsylvania Avenue for four more years...
...that run through its narrow confines. People working with typewriters are more likely to hold their hands suspended straight forward, the wrists flat. Old-style typewriter keys also generally have a certain amount of spring, while computer keys often strike against a hard, unforgiving base. "These simple things sound trivial, but they are not when you're locked into one position, working all day long," says Marvin Dainoff, director of the Center for Ergonomic Research at Miami University, in Ohio...