Word: weak
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...hand, the father was portrayed as highly ethical, intellectually strong, principled, honest, politically involved, and idealistic. But on the other hand, this same father in other contexts was seen as unsuccessful, acquiescent, weak, or inadequate...
...this kind of hypocrisy that disgusts students. The university tells them to be honest and moral, but, like the radical's father, it is too weak and inadequate to put its beliefs into action--it encourages students to do the same...
...Crimson main competition will probably come from the University of Pennsylvania, and to a slightly lesser extent, Vesper. West Coast crews have registered generally weak showings this year. The strongest crew on the Coast appears to be the University of Washington, and Stanford and UCLA have both come within a boat-length of Washington...
...enrages a creditor that he challenges her to a duel, but they suffer the fate of operatic lightning-love and fall into each other's arms. The work is laced with musical and verbal wit. Widow Popova's complaints about her dead husband ("What could a poor, weak woman do / But humor his caprices,/ When acts more suited to a zoo / Took place with neighbors' nieces?") are set to an oompah rhythm and sardonic melody. Though The Bear is no immortal work from the Olympian heights of human creativity, it is blessed with fine craftsmanship and expert...
Night is the sound of people breathing all about, grunting now and then and groaning in drugged pain. The men are all too aware of their bodies at night, and displeased with what they perceive. Their bodies seem suddenly, unaccustomedly weak and unworthy. They ache and protest with each shift on the damp sheets. The stitches pull; one is certain that all the vital sap must be flowing from the wounds the doctors have left open to drain. Each man knows that he has not slept a moment, and he quietly hates the men next to him who seem...