Word: affronted
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...people comprehend the grave implications of Buchanan's appeal. Responses to his growing power are disappointing in that they fail to address the anti-democratic (with a lower-case "d") and un-American nature of Buchanan's beliefs. Many Republicans see his corporate bashing and economic protectionism as an affront to and betrayal of their party platform, ideas which reach out to a Democratic constituency. In addition, they mourn the fact that his ultra-conservatism is giving the party a bad reputation and posing an unexpected challenge to the more moderate Bob Dole, who fares a far better chance...
...other, commitment to life. In the case of the Christian Scientists, the use of modern medicine for the sake of supporting life directly contradicts their religious convictions. For the state to dictate that modern science be used in cases of illness is, to the Christian Scientists, a direct affront to their understanding of the inalienable and sacred right of freedom of religion...
...ouster, Bruce believes, will be "a personal affront to all those people who joined NOW since the Simpson verdict'' and serve to hasten its decline. NOW leaders "are practicing the politics of the left as opposed to the theories of feminism," she says. "People don't join NOW to work on a host of social-injustice issues. They join to work on women's issues." Just what those issues are, however, remains open to debate...
...long remembered in Harvard athletic history for the Crimson's amazing come-from-behind victory over Yale, it was marked by a darker event as well. The 98-year-old Carey Cage, an historic structure long associated with Harvard athletics, was razed. We condemn this action as an affront to Harvard's aesthetic and athletic standards...
...letter to the Board of Overseers dated December 1, the HBISA wrote that the proposal memorial is "an affront to African-Americans as well as the brave sons of Harvard who gave their lives to preserve the Union...