Word: zealousness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...committed-at least officially-to nonviolence and forgiving insults, the Monty Pythons know full well they are shooting at a sitting duck, capable of only a few gentle protests. If they profess to be daring, I challenge them to bring out a Life of Mohammed. If they do. some zealous Muslims will no doubt use the film credits as a hit list, and the Monty Python problem will be swiftly and satisfactorily resolved...
...GETTING THEM in the mail now--the antediluvian sprinklings from Harvard-Radcliffe organizations mobilizing for Registration Day drives in the fall. Once you cellists, editors, sopranos, and politicos arrive in September, zealous upperclassmen will besiege you to join the H-R This and That Club or at least put you on its mailing list. Soon torrents of literature will make you feel like the poor sucker Uncle Sam means when he points a gnarled finger and croaks, "I want...
...prospect of Assad's downfall is a chilling thought for Washington. Although he has contributed virtually nothing to the current peace process in the Middle East, the Syrian President is still regarded as a moderate at heart. Chances are that his replacement would be someone amenable to the zealous wishes of the Muslim Brotherhood-most likely meaning stronger opposition to any negotiations with Israel and greater hostility to Egypt's lonely approach to peace...
These provocative acts embarrassed many Israelis. As onetime Foreign Minister Yigal Allon observed last week, "We must do what is necessary to maintain security, but settlers should not interfere in the security problems of the area." So far, the zealous settlers of the West Bank do not seem to have heard the message...
...Geoffrey Howe, 52, a former left-wing Tory long since converted to tight money and tax cuts, became Chancellor of the Exchequer. John Nott, 47, a tough Cornishman once fired by Heath as too inflexible, became Secretary for Trade and Prices. John Biffen, 48, a deceptively shy but zealous right-wing purist and nationalistic opponent of the Common Market, was named Chief Secretary of the Treasury, in effect, director of the budget. Thatcher's one concession to the moderates on the economic front: confirming James Prior, 51, as Employment Secretary. A ruddy Suffolk farmer and most prominent...