Word: acceptant
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...outcome of this case is disappointing, to say the least. We accept that the culture of binge drinking is widespread, and that Phi Gamma Delta members were perhaps acting only as irresponsibly as many other college organizations. However, the failure to hold individual members responsible not only denied the Krueger family their day in court, but also sent the wrong message to the myriad fraternities and final clubs which populate America's campuses. "Drink, haze, disband, and move on" is a message that makes a mockery of the judicial process...
...Rhubarb," says Hollings in the thick, rolling baritone that is native to low-country Charleston. He says that although Inglis refuses to accept PAC money directly, he takes it indirectly through the national party. And Hollings scoffs at Inglis' promise that as a supporter of term limits, he will serve only two terms: What's the point of electing a lame duck...
...same hairdresser. Murray, known as the mom in tennis shoes in 1992 when she won office in the year of the woman, could be in a Wheat Thins commercial or an Eddie Bauer catalog; Smith looks like she's just come from Talbots and is on her way to accept the Dry Cleaning Woman of the Year award...
...Tuesday, Clinton got off his helicopter with a pad that had a column for each side's needs, bunched in three categories of difficulty. He joked with the parties, "I've kept you so long, you have a right to ask me for territory." Clinton got Arafat to accept Netanyahu's five security demands, but that afternoon Bibi put forward a kitchen-sink collection of complaints. Once the core security problems were solved, it was clear to Clinton that two emotional issues were blocking progress. For the Palestinians, it was the release of prisoners held in Israeli jails...
Another very important character who changes throughout the course of the play is Miss Ronberry, played with much elegance by Catherine Gowl. Miss Ronberry is able to accept her status as a spinster by the end of the show, although in the beginning she desperately seeks a husband, flirting with the rich and handsome Squire (Alexis George Burgess, in another humorous role). By the end of the play Ronberry has become a devoted and caring teacher, one who has learned to think of someone besides herself and whose true pleasure in life is educating those who are less fortunate, ensuring...