Word: sighingly
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...drawing is not intended to ridicule blacks, but white stereotypes of blacks. They say they consider it unfortunate that black students should take the periodical's humor so seriously. While the Lampoon's justification is understandable, the problems involved in the group's protest merit more than a defensive sigh of regret...
Government concentrators from Littauer to Leverett heaved a collective sigh of relief Thursday when they heard Harvey C. Mansfield Jr. '53 will be replaced as department chairman after this academic year by the amiable Sidney Verba '53, professor of Government...
With that terse announcement, followed by a long sad sigh, British Negotiator Ivor Richard last week formally acknowledged what was already apparent. Rhodesia's Prime Minister Ian Smith had rejected a British proposal for achieving black majority rule within 14 months. That plan envisioned a 32-man interim government of blacks and whites, with a British "commissioner" at its head (TIME, Jan. 17). Since the commissioner would have a decisive vote and broad discretionary powers to alter the racial makeup of the group, Smith dismissed the idea as "political suicide." He insisted instead on Henry Kissinger's proposal...
...With abundant gold are we constrained to buy a husband," lamented Euripedes' Medea in a sigh of woe that is as valid today as it was 2,500 years ago. No fewer than 32 articles of the modern Greek civil code govern and define the antique institution of the dowry -the practice of bestowing a property settlement on a daughter as an inducement to marriage. Now, however, Greece's time-honored system of mandatory dowries is under attack. Legislative pressure for its abolition comes chiefly from the seven women in Greece's 300-member Parliament. A draft...
...smooth transition of power from Miki to Fukuda was greeted by L.D.P. leaders and their powerful business allies with a collective sigh of relief. Until last week there were fears that Miki would oppose Fukuda's candidacy and possibly lead his 42-man faction out of the party. But Miki quit without a fight when it became apparent that the party was united against...