Word: disinterested
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...marriage of popular disinterest with centralized decision-making usually leads to a miscarriage of justice. Indeed, the current CRR reform proposals are deeply flawed and pose a great threat...
...suit and tie for the first time in recent memory, and at lunches there was an amalgam of reporters, cameramen, White House people, Secret Service and old country boys from the seed stores, feed stores and sawmills, who seemed to wish to preserve an integrity of disinterest but shamed themselves with sneaky over-the-shoulder glances at the outlanders. People watched the national TV news every night to see if they had been...
...times Wald's preoccupation with the universal and his disinterest in the earthly annoys those with whom he works. A sectionman from one of his courses says Wald is not a harsh grader but is often unaware of Harvard's norms, once recommending a C median for an hourly--something the sectionman says "just isn't done here...
...campaigns become more extended and intensive, the voters' interest is bound to ebb. The disinterest is fueled by the cynicism and often hypocritical criticism of the press. After months of being treated as lifeless embodiments of electoral power (which may be unavoidable given the length and scope of the campaign), many voters begin to respond similarly. They cease to react or to care. It is a tribute to the voters' faith and endurance that so many of them did vote...
...Hayakawa, a conservative folk-hero from the days of campus unrest, has launched his political casreer at the ripe age of 70. With a tam-o-shanter upon his head as a trademark, the college president travels the state with a bizarre campaign style that features frequent expressions of disinterest about a wide variety of issues. Tunney's bland, Eastern style--including a Kennedyesque accent--palls in comparison with his opponent's. Hayakawa has captured the electorate's imagination, but it is highly questionable if he can capture enough of their votes to unseat Runney...