Word: abandoned
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...invites men and women to remain immature. In the case of Theodore John Kaczynski, the retreat to Montana without the community of his peers seems to be a retreat to childhood. His withdrawal has the unresponsive quality of a boy who wants to show his parents they can't abandon him--he will abandon them...
...some faculty members of the department said they do not think a cum laude degree will be sufficient motivation for honors hopefuls to abandon writing theses...
...also wish to express our support for the University's commitment to need-blind admissions. Other schools have begun to abandon completely need-blind admissions in the last few years. Harvard, which faces not only increasing costs but also a rising number of students seeking financial aid, continues to admit students regardless of financial need. Harvard also ensures that the financial needs of all admitted students are met. Currently, two-thirds of Harvard undergraduates receive some form of financial aid. However, if the cost of tuition continues to mount so rapidly, we wonder how Harvard can sustain this commitment. Thus...
...despite the logic favoring a policy of limited strategic trade, many in the Republican party remain reluctant to abandon free trade. In so doing, they threaten both the continued political viability of the party and the economic health of the nation. It is time for the Republican party to replace free trade with a more flexible trade policy that allows for constructive responses to areas where free trade does not represent the best alternative. The United States can not and should not continue to tolerate the mercantilistic policies of its trading partners that result in lower, living standards...
What kind of example is this school board setting? We shouldn't condone abandoning the the federal government simply because we don't agree with everyone in it. We don't condone using the same law to both support a cause and then abandon it when others with different beliefs use it also. But the school board feels it can abandon all its students for a time because there are a few whose ideas they dispute. And its members feel they can shut up and shut down all the students whose beliefs they do not share...