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regimentation

re juh men tay shuhn

  • n  the imposition of order or discipline

  • During the 1970s, the cult suffered from a dramatic attrition rate, until Applewhite instituted what Balch describes as an "intense regimentation.
  • On the other side, the candlesnuffers of behavioral and political correctness enact their paradox, accomplishing intolerance in the name of tolerance, regimentation in the name of .
  • Businessmen took a look at a joint Army-Navy-WPB letter last week and braced themselves for the final wrench to real regimentation.
News & Articles

  • Veteran speaks out about anti-discrimination ordinance
    SAN ANTONIO -- Gil Coronado grew up on the westside of San Antonio. He was a high school dropout who didn't know what he wanted to be. "Without the military experience I have no doubt I would be either dead or in one of the penitentiaries," said Coronado. So he enlisted in the Air Force as a teenager. "It wasn't long before I learned regimentation, teamwork, discipline," said Coronado. After ...
    Aug. 22, 2013 - KENS 5 San Antonio
Quotes

  • Tom Seaver in Queens Chronicle
    Seaver, who won 311 games from 1967-86 (but won his 300th as member for the White Sox), says today's MLB has "a regimentation of how many innings you're going to pitch ...... (that) seems to be the underlying factor in this."
  • Jerry McNerney in Kansas City Star
    I wasn't too excited about it,McNerney said. "But he thought we needed some regimentation."
  • John McCain in New York Times Blogs (blog)
    But such a change of course was unlikely; as McCain said, "I always wanted to be in the Navy. I was born into it and I never really considered another profession. But I always had trouble with the regimentation."

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