Word: agreement
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...dying was supposed to be over in Northern Ireland since Good Friday, when the sectarian communities that had killed and cried for more than 30 years accepted a peace agreement for sharing power designed to allow both sides to live and let live. But an impassioned Protestant minority refuses to accept the peace agreement, and so they set themselves to defy a ruling by the government's new Parades Commission...
Reaching such an agreement was made easier because the conference brought together representatives who were important, but not so powerful that discussions couldn't be detailed, Scottsaid...
...there any agreement at all on how to help avert crises? Sort of. Both advise boy-specific nurturing techniques, like engaging in action-oriented activity that will lead to conversation instead of asking direct "How do you feel?" questions. But Pollack says mothers (and fathers) must encourage a range of emotions and generally "stay connected" to their sons. The results of a recent study of 150 Northeastern boys (that provided some of the material for his book) led him to conclude that boys will eagerly communicate in a supportive environment. Gurian's all for connection, but primarily in the form...
International students, who have had trouble getting loans in the past, will especially benefit from the agreement, which does not discriminate on the basis of citizenship...
...problem: Where, between marching and not marching, is there any room for compromise? "If I knew that, I'd be the Northern Ireland Secretary," says Hillenbrand. "It's a conflict of two rights: The right to march and the right to have peace and quiet." The key to any agreement may turn out to be common courtesy. "Perhaps the Orange will march, but play down the fife-and-drum aspect, or march without banners," he says. But Hillenbrand warns that "this is the make-or-break weekend." Sunday is the anniversary of the victory of the Protestant King William...