Word: weak
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...essays, Highet analyzed the West's debt to ancient Greece and Rome. During three decades at Columbia University, the Scottish-born scholar (he became a U.S. citizen in 1951) won a devoted following by his stirring, animated classroom style, confirming his dictum that teaching does not need "quiet, weak men who want to creep into some little niche...
...when Byrd advised Carter to let go of Bert Lance. Says Byrd: "Carter listened carefully, seemed impressed with what I said, and even asked me to come back later." Now Byrd is telling the President that his approach to Congress last year was too soft-sell. With party discipline weak, advises Byrd, Carter must create his own congressional majorities by force of argument, which he has so far not done. Quips Democratic Representative John Brademas of Indiana: "If Carter does that, he will truly have been born again politically...
...member of this community for eight years I have come to expect some insentient and contemptuous treatment of the weak and vulnerable: Mr. Dalquist's effort marks an all-time low in unabashed tastelessness and insensitivity. The texts accompanying his photos are reprehensible examples of a social consciousness so primitive and mordant that they should embarrass the sensitivities of this community more than they enflame the anger of the residents of the South End. As for Mr. Dalquist and the Editorial staff of The Crimson, I hope that maturity will bring a modicum of circumspection and compassion which their breeding...
Despite the presence of reporters from The Boston Globe and Boston Herald American and cameras from Channel 7 News hoping to witness the latest exploits of Harvard freshman sensation Bobby Hackett, the Crimson provided little entertainment as they needed only a marginal effort to bury the surprisingly weak Brown team...
...mystery, especially to his long-time fans. The Stranger is a solid album with a particularly good first side, but it is certainly no stronger than Turnstiles, and not nearly the phenomenal collection of songs that made up Piano Man. Still, with a second consecutive solid album (after a weak follow up to Piano Man called Streetlife Serenade), Joel has reassured his fans and impressed upon new listeners that his tremendous talent will leave a lasting impression on the pop musical world...