Word: admonish
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...have a strong Chicano identification or admonish disputes between teammates, but he likes to regard his profession as a controversial one, as he says sportscaster Howard Cosell does. "I like Howard. I think he's added a lot to sport broadcasting because he's controversial with his attitude that 'a sport is just a microcosm of life.' People hated him at first, but they continued to listen...
...morning prayer is: O Lord, will you please admonish Vice President Ford that we are not playing football...
...least four occasions, the judge presiding over Criminal Case 9373 had to admonish observers for nodding off to sleep. The United States of America v. Daniel Ellsberg, Anthony Russo Jr.. which once held out the promise of a landmark debate over the public's right to know and the Government's need to be secretive, had instead turned into a tedious minuet, pivoting for the better part of twelve weeks around the strictly legal aspects of the case. Witnesses for the prosecution testified about fingerprints on the covers of the Pentagon Papers that allegedly proved theft...
...bank paid a $750,000 ransom. Another $1.5 million ransom was reportedly paid for the British president of Argentina's largest cigarette company, who was released last week. His wife, convinced from the start that his company would pay whatever ransom was demanded, went on television to admonish the kidnapers to "give him a comfortable bed and a little whisky now and then to keep his spirits...
...Corporation is in a knotty position itself. Should it admonish or find for the Dean, it leaves the School in the hands of a man on whom bitterness has centered for two years, and Harvard would face a possible civil suit by the three complainants. Should it find against Kilbridge, it could set a precedent for formal faculty action against administrators that could have serious implications in the future. But there is one approach which clearly should be a consideration: that the Corporation's chief responsibility is to protect Harvard's image, and to keep its internal spats internal...