Word: abandons
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...stretch. His explanation: "I hope that once my legs begin to move, the mind will follow." In his Business section days, Church followed a less conventional but surefire ritual to get his journalistic juices flowing: a pre-cover-story haircut. Alas, he laments, "I've had to abandon that practice since moving to Nation. Cover stories come more frequently here. I'd be the Yul Brynner of the section...
...facto trigger of American justice, instructed his agents to "prevent the rise of the messiah who could unify and electrify the militant Black nationalist group. Martin Luther King...aspires to this position. King could be a very real pretender for this position should he abandon his supposed obedience to 'white, liberal doctrines,' and embrace Black nationalism...
...first row in the South House dining hall confirmed its didactic capabilities last Saturday night. He asked me who Socrates was, obviously not understanding an allusion Linus made when he tells Lucy to know herself. There is no doubt, however, that this youngster could relate to the abandon with which Linus sucked his thumb and held his blanket...
...FRENCH COMMUNIST PARTY suffers because it rejects the existing social order while seeking a bigger role in it. Total political integration would force the party to abandon its revolutionary character, thereby risking the loss of working class support; on the other hand, total isolation spells political impotence. Unable to choose, the party survives by oscillating between the two and by dishing out an ideological bouillabaisse that offers everything without clarifying anything. When forced to take a stand, as with the outbreak of the Cold War in 1947, or the recent invasion of Afghanistan, the party falls apart. Too weak...
...little varsity experience, lacked confidence; even their pre-game layups seemed tentative. Once the buzzer called both teams to order, the Harvard players often lost whatever composure they had left, launching unpredictable long distance aerials and dribbling what must have been a very slippery round ball with nervous abandon. Good players were simply not performing with any consistency...