Word: accepting
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...more dramatically: "It was a stunning shock. I was numb. It crushed me down." He conceded that he had "some negative conceptions" about the offer and asked for time to think it over. He spent most of the night weighing it with his wife. Finally he decided to accept. Though he talked about wanting to help unify the party, it was clear that he was also tempted by what almost certainly was his only long-shot chance to be more than just another U.S. Senator. He expected criticism from friends but was surprised at their cries that he had betrayed...
...recent Environmental Protection Agency study has reaffirmed what many have long argued--that anyone who falls into the Charles River by some mishap should quietly accept the University Health Service's anecdote: a tetanus shot...
...order that people may have the maximum scope to decide for themselves the kind of lives they will lead, they must be prepared to accept certain restraints, and this does not only apply to individuals. Organizations such as universities and private enterprise can exercise their freedom only if others are prepared to recognize and respect their right...
...stated his opposition to many of the Whitlam administration's programs. He has modified the health insurance plan to make it more attractive for the wealthy to subscribe to private insurance. He has attempted to cut back on the number of welfare recipients. He pushed for unions to accept wage increases below the cost of living. Cuts in educational spending and urban development are expected...
What is the cure for Kirillov's disease? Perhaps to accept that there is no cure. Beware, says Farber, of the sort of "truth" that promises that "once you find it, you can have it wrapped...