Word: suppression
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...East German protest banner put it, THE PEOPLE LEAD -- THE PARTY LIMPS BEHIND. What does matter is that the grim, fearsome Wall, for almost three decades a marker for relentless oppression, has overnight become something far different, a symbol of the failure of regimentation to suppress the human yearning for freedom. Ambassador Herder declared that the Wall will soon "disappear" physically, but it might almost better be left up as a reminder that the flame of freedom is inextinguishable -- and that this time it burned brightly...
...Californians also omitted this: "There is no scientific dispute that evolution has occurred and continues to occur; this is why evolution is regarded as a scientific fact." But another section asserts, "It is a scientific fact that organisms have evolved through time." The board advises teachers not to suppress part of the curriculum "on the grounds that it may be contrary to an individual's beliefs" nor to demean people who reject evolution "on the basis of religious faith." The guidelines say the ultimate cause of the cosmos is not appropriate for science courses but may be treated in history...
CONFISCATING the property of these non-profit Arab organizations is tantamount to driving them out of existence. According to human rights lawyer Avgidor Feldman, the proposed legislation "can clearly be used to suppress legitimate activities...
When I pick up the receiver in order to make a call and I hear a conversation already going on, I am unable to suppress an instinctive urge to blurt out "Oops, sorry." I fully realize that my roommates are likely to mistake that utterance for the call-waiting tone and that I therefore frequently cause them to accidentally hang up on their friends. I can't help it, though...
...judge concluded that Harvard's transgression was not an attempt to suppress unfavorable evidence. And though he offered Jackson the opportunity to reopen the discovery process, she declined to press the matter further. with Harvard's error dismissed, Woodlock ultimately ruled that gender played no part in the University's decision...