Word: absently
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...most oppressive aspect of this Darwinistic system is the way it hurts unassertive, less gregarious students. These disenfranchised are absent from debates in the public sphere because of their passive natures. They are the ones who need this idea of a natural community most and are also the least likely to get it—hence, perhaps, our substantial rate of depression. Maybe this is also why Harvard students turn to extracurricular activities with such a vengeance (it’s not just résumé building): they do it to find the community not available in the Houses...
...international rule of law for trade and a body to enforce it?the WTO itself. It has delivered some stinging blows to both the European Union and the U.S., including rulings that some of the most contentious subsidies they pay to their farmers, on cotton and sugar, are illegal. Absent a Doha agreement, says Stiglitz, "the best hope for developing countries would be for them to use that rule of law to push back at the U.S. and the E.U. Once they have shown that subsidies are illegal, they can then come back to the bargaining table...
...easy to see why Charlie keeps the loyal friend close at hand.According to Ramis, the constant state of inebriation that defines Pete came somewhat naturally to Platt. “I saw Oliver play drunk without any alcohol at all,” says Ramis. Though Thornton was notably absent among the stars at the press conference, Cusack took care to laud his uninhibited approach to acting. “Billy Bob is kind of a lot like Oliver, where you can’t go down a road that they can’t follow you down...
...opportunity for the disabled and have helped redefine what such children are capable of. Chris Hebein is a remarkable example. Having graduated from a special education school, he has worked full time for the past 12 years as a mail clerk at Rotary International in Evanston. Never late, never absent, Chris Hebein adores his work and takes pride in his ability to sort mail at top speed. "Am I fast or what?" he asks, while flipping envelopes into piles and occasionally jotting a note to keep track of mailing expenses. At home with his parents, he plays his own jazzy...
...week, the government's ineffectual response to the violence has stirred nearly as much public outrage as have the rioters. French President Jacques Chirac, who was re-elected in 2002 in part on his promise to address the problem of "insecurity," especially in the banlieues, or suburbs, remained astoundingly absent as Paris burned. The weekly Nouvel Observateur called him the "phantom of the Elyse." The riots had raged for more than a week before he made a brief, uninspiring call for calm on Nov. 6, then spoke of the troubles again in a press conference on Nov. 10. Chirac...