Word: applauding
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...says, he considered a more unorthodox approach: buying the outstanding U.S. debt from the U.N. and then going to Congress and demanding to be paid, threatening to sue if Congress continued to balk. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, who called Turner last week to thank him, was quick to applaud the gift. "I think this reflects not only Ted Turner's brilliant approach to solv[ing] problems," she said, but also "how the American people feel about the value of the United Nations." Turner has promised to help raise more money for the organization through the U.N. Foundation...
...Crimson reader, I applaud the new free subscription policy for a very selfish reason: I no longer have to pay for The Crimson. As the Reader Representative, I think it's a great way to increase readership. A newspaper should be accessible to as many people as possible. People who would never have subscribed to The Crimson are now reading it merely because it is left outside their door. If they see something in the paper they like or don't like, or something that makes them angry, and it incites them to write a letter to the editors...
...that the donation has pushed the MAC in the right direction. The installation of new equipment has reminded us of other possible improvements, including opening the MAC earlier and installing air conditioning in the building. In October, MAC users will be able to make suggestions for further improvements. We applaud this gesture and hope that it bespeaks the true desire to equip the MAC so it can handle the number of users...
...applaud you on the preparation for your special issues on the most influential people of the 20th century. I was quite impressed with the plans your managing editor outlined [TO OUR READERS, Aug. 18]. As a former English teacher, I want to see who will represent literature, especially fiction! BILLY J. HOBBS Tyler, Texas...
...obviously, there are traditionalists that would say ? and I'm one of them ? that you should never applaud in a church. But this was so spontaneous, and so magical, that it was really perfect." The complete text of Earl Spencer's speech...