Word: accept
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...several masters voiced dissatisfaction with the prospect of being forced to accept a plan they deem unnecessary...
...counselors receive psychological profiles of bulimics that outline the importance of cultural factors, such as the notions that "beating the system is good" and "major transgressions require major atonement." For these women, bulimia is a way to repent for what they believe to be their sins, for them to accept roles as penitents for success and the ways in which the think they fall short of society's expectations...
...shop's young owner intends to make up the difference. "We accept returns with a smile," he says. "If service institutions aren't willing to provide service, [for-]profit institutions like mine are," he says...
Adopting a variant of the British exam system would also ensure accountability. At Oxford and Cambridge, students complete a large amount of study without exams and then undergo a comprehensive evaluation at the end of their programs. If Harvard were reluctant to accept foreign exam scores, it might allow students to leave for a year and then take one or two broad exams upon their return...
...each time I went down there I felt a reluctant but ever-increasing awareness of the apathy that permeates the life of Villa Victoria residents, and the complacency with which they accept the status quo. Each time I visited the houses of Maritza or her friends and neighbors, I wondered what I was doing there, administering band-aids to people with broken spirits...