Word: discarded
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Ayaz Amir in the respected national newsmagazine the Herald: "The U.S. may do as it pleases in Pakistan--cut off aid, pressure it on its nuclear program, twist its arms over the drug trade, use it as it did during the heady days of the Afghan jihad--and then discard it like a used lemon...
...direct attack relies primarily on the fact that mistakes are made in science, and therefore scientific results cannot be trusted as objective. But to discard the whole of science because human beings are fallible, because we are capable of making mistakes, is ridiculous...
Although such a step is not under consideration at this point in time, we favor eliminating the CLGS degree entirely. This unnecessary distinction unfairly devalues the extra work done by honors concentrators. But if we cannot discard the CLGS degree, having a consistent standard on what it takes to obtain honors in a field is the best way of addressing concerns related to CLGS. While it may not change the fact that CLGS students may feel they have a "second-class" status, it at least establishes a clear and definite reason for why some students are placed a cut above...
...Speaker and those of his chairman, a lowly Congressman had no choice but to side with the one who could make his life more miserable -- and that was rarely the Speaker. As Speaker, Gingrich appoints all chairmen, and from the outset he demonstrated that he won't hesitate to discard once sacred rules of seniority if they keep him from appointing those who will more closely follow his vision and authority. With the term limits for chairmen the House approved last week, Gingrich ensures a whole crop of would-be successors all anxious to stay in his good graces...
...masters accept the six-option plan, they may even discard calls for complete randomization, though Label expects the debate to continue...