Word: sloganism
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...tune had changed. Outside the Green House, his state residence in St. Johns, Bird was often taunted by children who poked cruel fun at his wart-pocked face. Opponent George Herbert Walter, a former Birdman who established a rival political party and labor union four years ago, coined the slogan: "Spread the word, sweep out Bird." Walter, 32, charged that Antigua's prosperity was cruelly selective. He said that the hotels and refinery hired Antiguans for menial work but reserved the best jobs for whites, that the casino collected millions but paid a mere $100,000 yearly in fees...
...station in Westville, NJ. Though Hinman made the $400 sale on his own as an individual, Gizzi claimed that Texaco's advertising led him to believe that it stood behind the sale. Besides, Hinman seemed to be the paradigm of skill that Texaco proudly refers to in its slogan, "Trust your car to the man who wears the Texaco star...
...seriously injuring himself and a passenger. When he recovered, Gizzi turned his old faith into a claim of liability. Instead of suing Hinman, the obvious target, Gizzi went after Texaco on the ground that it had clothed Hinman with "apparent authority." As he saw it, Texaco's promotional slogan suggests that its various dealers are skilled mechanics. The company, he claimed, was thus liable for Hinman's defective repairs and Gizzi's injuries...
...local administrations; in their effort to win respectability, they have generally proved honest and efficient. Still, the party cannot hope to win 51% of the national vote unless some catastrophe strikes Italy, and the Communists claim they do not want that to happen. They have abandoned their old slogan, "Tanto peggio, tanto meglio" (The worse it is, the better it is for us), and often cooperate to help pass important bills (or at least refrain from sabotaging them). Deputy-Secretary Enrico Berlinguer, 48, Longo's designated successor, hopes to make the Communist Party the nucleus of a "new majority...
...done in the Cambridge Model Cities neighborhood and some of them are already beginning. The fundamental question becomes, "How far can we go?" This is the issue the Model Cities people should be talking about, and this is the crucially important decision for the future-not a rhetorical slogan that tries to capitalize on nonexistent local autonomy...