Word: widespread
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...existence of widespread tax loopholes for the wealthy creates a potentially country," said Steven J. Kelman '70, executive committee member of YPSL. "Working calls voters, resentful of their high tax burden, are persuaded that their taxes are due to welfare spending and thus vote conservatively," he said...
...percentage by which Road Runner won in its category is added testimony to its widespread appeal among the enthusiast community," said Car and Driver publisher Orison B. Curpier...
Woefully Evil. Original sin, says Haag, did not begin to excite widespread theological interest among early Christians until at least the 3rd century. And not until the 5th century-when St. Augustine formulated the doctrine fully and invented the name "original sin"-did it become a basic part of church doctrine. For Augustine, as for many theologians since, the idea of a primordial sin helped explain one of religion's oldest mysteries: the existence of evil in a world supposedly created by a good God. In his pessimistic view, man was himself the culprit, woefully evil because his soul...
...growth of democracy was characterized by three related elements: widespread participation in the political process which was deeper and more meaningful than the ceremonial functioning of casting one's ballot; open access to elective office which does not pretend to be compatible with the development of an office holding elite; and thirdly, a sense among the people that they did possess the ability to effectively manipulate their government. These concepts are interrelated, and each of them makes a common contribution: opening, and keeping open, channels between the people and the government...
Real dispute may arise over the recommendation for abolishing grades. Most departments appear willing to change courses in a token gesture toward relaxing student-faculty relations, yet there is widespread support for the "C+ is still a plus better than C" theory. An English department study committee will probably recommend one new non-graded course for next year, but chairman Warren G. Bloomfield is typical in insisting that "customers who but our graduate students need a grade criterion to judge students that general criticisms don't provide...