Word: aptly
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...wouldn't want to apt someone one the backfor [evading] the by-laws, but I do see the meritin what Josh did this semester," Braswell says."The problem may not be with him, but with our bylaws...
...mysterious gorilla strolling in the Yard last week with the sign "Vote yes on U.C. Referendum" was an apt symbol of the the council's carefree (and careless) attitude toward democracy...
...Mark Pertschuk, executive director of the national organization Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights, based in Berkeley, California, thinks another historical paradigm is more apt. Around the turn of the century, chewing tobacco was popular, and spittoons were commonplace in bars and restaurants. When an epidemic of tuberculosis broke out and the disease was linked to spittoons, a doctors' group that eventually became the American Lung Association campaigned to have them removed. "At the time, it was considered to be outrageous and anti-American to get rid of spittoons," says Pertschuk. "When historians look back on this ((smoking)) controversy in 25 years...
...proximity of the announcer to the action (is that the apt word for golf?) brings the viewer closer to the rowdy action in the stands. Which brings me to another point: Why is the game so precious that the players must perform under complete silence...
...worst killing spree in the area's history. According to police, Wallace murdered at least 10 women over the past two years in North Carolina. His last alleged victim was a 35-year-old supermarket clerk who was found strangled in her apartment two weeks ago. Her tragically apt name: Debra Ann Slaughter...