Word: anguishes
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...avoid being politically "questionable", but the party which claimed to transcend family ties would not ignore them. The father's accusers used his ex-wife as evidence against him later, and when the sister proved her loyalty enough to become a Red Guard member, she faced the anguish of finding that her new political group persecuted families such as hers. Always, the Liangs did their best to fulfill the communist ideal, but the family continued to suffer the scorn of society...
...dwelling on his guests' everyday suffering, instead of their ability to sublimate it into performance, Cottle sometimes misses what makes them special. Still, there are times when they surmount his failures. Milton Berle was a study in self-pity while describing the anguish of fathering an illegitimate son, but displayed his comic mastery when he narrated a story of his attempted suicide. Perched at the window, Berle was about to leap. He was discovered by his secretary, who begged him not to jump and said, "Let's order some turkey." Berle looked away, inconsolable, then slowly turned...
...losing if they have to negotiate a new contract with the U.S.W. as sales and profits are starting to recover. For both labor and management, the ultimate disaster would, of course, be a strike. It would open the door to a surge in foreign imports, bringing yet more anguish to the bleeding industry...
...comes the tough decision: figuring out some combination of tax boosts and limits on future benefit increases that might actually yield the money. As all politicians (including the four Senators and three Congressmen who serve on the commission) know too well, any effective measures will raise howls of anguish from the young who pay the taxes, the elderly who dread any limit on benefits, or both. As expected, the commission reached no agreement last week. It has until Dec. 31 to submit its recommendations, and then it may file majority and minority reports...
...dismayed at your pessimism over the future of Solidarity [Oct. 25]. Although the Polish parliament has officially destroyed the independent trade union, the Polish people have undergone too much anguish in their tragic past to abandon their cries for freedom. Even if General Wojciech Jaruzelski has been successful in banning Solidarity, the dream of independence will reshape itself and continue...