Word: shibboleth
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...gift he had was that of lucid speech, clear prose, and serious reflection. In an age that has made "communication" its shibboleth if not its romantic illusion, Robert McCloskey quietly expressed the best of the scholarly tradition, both in his clarity of thought and in his commitment to serious learning...
Despite disagreements on other is sues, West Germany's major parties have religiously respected the Federal Republic's No. 1 political taboo - that Bonn should never consider or discuss recognition of the East German regime of Communist Boss Walter Ulbricht. Now that shibboleth of two decades has been demolished. In search of a campaign issue in next September's national elections, the Free Democratic Party-which has shucked its old conservative image for a daring almost New Left look -has already declared that it favors recognition of East Germany. Last week, in a slightly hedged manner, Willy...
...academic matters, student critiques of their professors are becoming commonplace. Since most professors cling to the shibboleth that letting a colleague observe their teaching would be an invasion of "academic freedom," student opinions ought to be incorporated into promotion procedures if good teaching is ever to get its just rewards. As it is now, teaching is judged mainly by grapevine gossip. "I have no idea how well my associates teach-I've never seen them," concedes Chicago Humanities Professor Herman Sinaiko. A large university simply could not function, however, if professors were subject to the total-and predictably whimsical...
...forecast "sacrifices of certain ideological considerations" as well as economic hardships in the forthcoming austerity program. That almost certainly means more cuts in military expenditures, but definitely hints at a trimming of many social welfare pets, including, perhaps, the restoration of a fee for prescription drugs, long a Labor shibboleth. In a mood of defiance, 30 Laborites fired off a warning "making it clear that we do not think it is necessary to cut social services." This attitude practically guarantees a rough winter ahead in Parliament...
...real blame for the sorry impasse lies with House Republicans, who under the shibboleth of state control have put forth a plan that is unwise and inequitable. It would result in poorer states getting a good deal less money than they now receive; Negroes and poor students would be the casualties in the Republican plan...