Word: trivially
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...children and adults who catch it, German measles (rubella) is almost invariably a trivial infection with slight fever, sore throat and fast-disappearing rash. But contracted by a woman during pregnancy, especially in the first three months, rubella is often hideously deforming or fatal to her unborn child...
...increasing fear of the devastation which could result from an atomic war or the hazards introduced by testing programs. America is in a position to take the first step away from this age of uneasiness. Considerations arising from fear, which appear to hinder the United States, are trivial in comparison with the contribution which this country can and should make towards a peaceful world...
...fault here is that the essential question is not met--what shall a Student Government control? This is an issue central to the existence of student government, for practice in democracy assumes a high degree of artificiality if the subject matter is trivial...
This idea has tremendous potentialities, and could represent a radical and most significant contribution by Harvard to American higher education. Intellectual development presupposes independent and creative thought, and unfortunately many of the University's trivial formalities only inhibit this growth...
...achieve an atmosphere which will be conducive to this type of development, Elder suggested that the individual departments, working in conjunction with the administration, might free students from "the countless trivial departmental requirements that hem them...