Word: sentimentalized
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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THERE can be little doubt that during the Korean War, administration distrust was essentially a manifestation of anti-Communist sentiment. This feeling was sufficiently strong to render any government action suspect. In the case of Vietnam, however, the anti-Communist component appears negligible; the credibility gap controversy seems to be a product of sheer indignation on the part of the public, without any ideological underpinnings...
Judge Herman questioned candidates as to whether they harbored any pro- or anti-war sentiment strong enough to make them incapable of rendering a just decision (see box). He later irked the defense by ordering that the jury, after selection, be sequestered; the defendants claim that juries locked away from their families for months tend to resent the defendants and consequently hand down more severe verdicts...
...ALIVE AND LIVING IN 10 DOWNING STREET. Lynch apologized for the in incident, which he said had been carried out by "a small minority" of subversives. He offered to reimburse the British government for the $255,000 in damages, but he could not promise to control the anti-British sentiment...
...Avery Brundage, president of the International Olympic Committee (I.O.C.). In calling upon Emperor Hirohito officially to open the 1972 Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan, last week, Brundage said: "May the Olympic code of fair play and good sportsmanship prevail." At least one observer was unimpressed by Brundage's sentiment. Snapped Austrian Skier Karl Schranz: "That's ridiculous, coming from...
...Peking diplomat told the guests that the translator's main job was "to serve our delegation and the People's Republic of China." That sentiment has rarely been so boldly expressed by a delegate to the U.N., perhaps because it conflicts explicitly with Article 100 of the U.N. Charter, which specifies that staff members "shall not seek or receive instructions from any government or from any other authority external to the organization...