Word: blame
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...editors refuse to blame the debacle on the magazines themselves. "Editorial quality had nothing to do with this equation," Kriss maintains. Within the limits imposed by the four separate topics, the editors did attract some offbeat, incisive articles; they gave specialists like Sociologist Daniel Bell and Education Reformer Ivan Illich access to a large readership. SR's graphics improved mightily, and each magazine boasted a strong review section. Still, the clear new identity sought for each of the monthlies never took shape...
...obviously rowed a poor race," Ullrich said. "Our boys just didn't feel physically tired when they backed to the dock after the race. I blame myself for a lot of the problem. Our bladework was extremely sloppy and some of this was because our boat may have been rigged...
...hired on May 8, 1971 following a controversial selection process. The reaction of the team and the other coaches was one of initial shock, when Gambril announced to a team meeting on Monday his decision. "I had mixed emotions about it," said diving coach John Walker. "I can't blame him although I wish he was staying," he said, with an attitude which best expressed the sentiments of those involved in Harvard swimming...
When he emerged, Nixon finally took the course everyone expected him to take. He asked for the resignations of his top aides, fired his legal counsel, and delivered a nationwide address on television. In that speech, he accepted responsibility, but did not pinpoint blame. He again shillyshallied on the issue, stressing domestic and foreign policy goals instead of taking a positive stand...
Whether or not it is fair to blame Steve's suicide (and the six others that Maliver mentions) on encounter groups, Maliver makes a reasonably strong case that the movement often promotes "the artificial, the shoddy and the absurd" as if they were significant and holds out the "false promise of psychological nirvana." Considerable support for Maliver's view (framed in more temperate language) is to be found in Encounter Groups: First Facts (Basic Books; $15), written for professional readers by University of Chicago Psychologist Morton Lieberman, Stanford University Psychiatrist Irvin Yalom and State University of New York...