Word: ardent
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...ardent Christian, though not committed to any single denomination. Her son is neither quite believing nor quite disbelieving: his friend and mentor Erik Erikson calls him "a very religious man, but not churchy." Coles himself says that his understanding of the poor comes partly from the King James Bible, with "its vision of redemptive possibility living side by side with the possibility for betrayal and tragedy...
...things; he cannot stand imitations, photographs, or the cinema. His tremendous reverence for language is evident in every speech, and he loves to seek word sources and double meanings. He has read Lao-tse and is something of an expert of Taoism; he loves Jewish drama and is an ardent Zionist...
...Henry Kissinger "a tool of the Communist conspiracy." A Loeb editorial warns that "another four years of Nixon could only be considered a calamity for the nation." Conservative Republican Ashbrook, by contrast, was hailed last week for "complete candor" that has "won him the respect of even his most ardent detractors...
...fire, which broke out simultaneously in at least three separate areas last week, caused speculation about arson and sabotage, particularly since Tung is an ardent Nationalist, while many workers on the ship are from Communist dominated shipbuilders unions. However, heaps of highly inflammable construction materials still on board could have been the accidental cause. For London insurance companies, the loss could total $8,000,000. For those who loved the ship, the loss was irreparable. Mourned Tung: "We restored her to her former glory. It makes...
...always Ulster, whose Protestants feared the consequences of any kind of separation from England. In 1886, Gladstone's government was defeated on the Home Rule issue by the Tories, the most vocal of whom was Lord Randolph Churchill (Sir Winston's father), who coined a ringing slogan that ardent Orangemen still remember today: "Ulster will fight, and Ulster will be right...