Word: accept
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...complaint is that, while every occurrence described could have taken place, it's hard to accept so many unusual things happening to the same people. The narrator, for example, might have gone from looking down upon rickshaw pullers to loving one, sparred with FBI agents and crossed paths with a famous gangster - but all of those things...
...simply rid itself of the cultural diversity that has for so long made it an example to other nations faced with similar situations. And for those Arabs still brave enough to live in Israel after that, Leiberman has presented a loyalty oath, which would require every Israeli to accept Israel as a Jewish democratic state, to serve in the military for a certain period of time, and to accept absolutely the symbols of the state. Those who don’t sign the oath simply wouldn’t be able to vote, and the remaining Arab population of Israel...
...search for a new resident dean was initiated after Spoering decided to accept the position of Director of Undergraduate Laboratories, Eck said, and was conducted by Assistant Dean of Residential Life Catherine Shapiro, along with Eck, Co-House Master Dorothy A. Austin, Spoering, and other members of the Lowell senior staff...
Leopold said that HBS Dean Jay O. Light's office made the decision to accept more students for the Class...
...development of their own particular wisdom? Indeed, Justice Samuel Alito acknowledged that, when presented with certain cases, he takes into account the experiences of his immigrant ancestors and the ethnic, religious, and gender discrimination suffered by his Italian family members. Why do we find it so difficult to accept that a judge, who is also a Latina, when she exercises her own particular wisdom, may reach a more informed conclusion than another judge without the benefit of her experiences when those experiences are relevant and helpful to understanding the facts of a particular case? This factual assessment does not mean...