Word: complexity
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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...referring to Lyricist Alan Lerner's succession of therapists as a "pride of analysts." Pride of lions, yes; brace of quail, covey of partridges, indeed; but surely there can be no exact usage other than to refer to a group of my esteemed colleagues as a couch or complex of analysts. The term clutch has been proposed, but is clear evidence of resistance...
Sometimes her crystal ball is as cloudy as anyone else's-together with most forecasters, she missed the 1960 steel picture, for example, inaccurately predicted record profits. But Sylvia has no equal at reducing vital but complex subjects, such as the Federal Reserve System, to manageable size. She is sometimes miles ahead of the competition in spotting trends: she was one of the first to see the business recession of 1958, made a splash by spotting the travail of Miami's resort-hotel business...
...complex system of religious symbols which critics so delight in organizing--the Godot who never comes, the young boy he sends as his messenger with news of his imminent coming, the tree and the rock (the play's only two props), the talk about the two thieves who may or may not have been crucified with Christ--it is as senseless, trivial, and disorganized as it seems to be. "Has he a beard?" asks Didi softly. "Yes sir," answers the boy. "Fair or...(he hesitates)...or black?" "I think it's white, sir." Silence. "Christ have mercy...
...Complex forms of organization exact another price: the requirement that everyone abide by the rules of the game, Parsons said...
...Complex social organization--which requires a good deal of conformity of individuals--is a prerequisite of the "higher levels of freedom" most people value, Parsons maintained. Consequently, a gam in these "higher" freedoms involves a sacrifice of some other, "lower" freedoms, such as freedom to do what one pleases regardless of the needs of society...