Word: admitedly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...always had female producers. It's no coincidence. I don't think men like to work under women. Most men can't handle it. They feel, 'I should be the boss.' The trend on campus is male directors, female producers. Harvard men don't want to admit it, but they do have problems with women in authoritative positions. Comedy is a very male-dominated realm. I am the only woman who has only done comedy. [As a director] I have my hands in everything...People are taken aback. If I were a man, they wouldn...
...PRESS still loves him, though. He's the perfect foil of most other presidential contenders--he is quick to admit mistakes, doesn't mind being called a political lightweight and tries hard to answer questions honestly. And he's not afraid to stand up and do hoaky things for audiences--the most cited example being his election night a cappella rendition of "And the Band Played 'Waltzing Mathilda,'" a song about a soldier who loses his legs in World...
...anecdote: a local hospital refused to admit a pregnant woman because she lacked health insurance. She was in labor at the time...
Though few adopting parents would admit it, race can be another important factor. Most couples who decide to seek an infant overseas have concluded it isn't important -- or possible -- to find a child who looks just like themselves, but most experts acknowledge that the rush of bidders in Romania last year was largely explained by the fact that the children were Caucasian. Some aspiring parents, seeking to adopt in Latin America, prefer to go to Chile rather than, say, Peru or Colombia, because they consider Chilean children more likely to be light skinned and Caucasian-looking...
...Senators tacked with the political wind -- and a few were frank enough to admit it. "The Senate is on trial," said Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania. "What is at stake is the integrity of the Senate," said John Kerry of Massachusetts. "We don't have the votes" to confirm Thomas, said minority leader Robert Dole of Kansas, explaining the Republicans' willingness to delay. Clearly, if the Senate really does awaken to the issue of sexual harassment, serendipity should be credited...