Word: unfair
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...History is no respecter of persons. . . . But to employ such material in publicly attacking a person's past life when he is engaged in high public duties and virtually powerless to defend himself, is unfair, unsportsmanlike and detrimental to the public interest. . . . The only purpose of the publication seems to be to provide profit to persons of unsavory reputation through satisfying morbid and idle curiosity...
...forcing others to lose an interest. Several universities had made efforts to de-emphasize the sport and several others had taken drastic stops to lessen professionalism. Several years ago Iowa had been forced out of the Western Conference, Navy had broken with Army because of the latter's unfair eligibility stand, and Columbia had given loud publicity to its efforts to lesson the pressure on football by starting an athletic endowment fund. Sports writers had stopped this year to play up men as All-American prospects, two defeats had taken the spotlight off that gridiron monster, Notre Dame...
...purely quantitative fact that the last showing of the society attracted 1500 people lies a recognition of the success of their aims, and the answer to the present difficulty. Manifestly unfair as it is to expect a New York group to be the sole supporters of a gallery they never view, it is obvious that the Harvard undergraduate who enjoys the advantages of the exhibits should help to support what has been a worthwhile experience. And there must be Boston people interested in cultural education who will be willing to aid the institution in its present dilemma...
...Tunis's portrait will undoubtedly meet a cold reception in many places. It is possibly unfair to individuals whom readers will identify with Maguire. --Boston Herald...
...announced he would contest the codicil on the grounds that his brother Charles and the stepmother had brought undue influence to bear. Though he hinted that he would "not be alone" in the suit, he received no public promises of support from the family. Mrs. Oser called the codicil "unfair...