Word: arens
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...whisked the painting away. Although a judge eventually ruled that Henderson had a First Amendment right to hang her art in the rotunda (it's a public place, after all), the lawsuit frightened Reed. To this day, he won't allow Gwen to be displayed in city offices that aren't public places. "In my opinion, that would count as sexual harassment," he says...
...time for months or years," a senior Army official observes. "None of the women came forward when they said they were assaulted, and that leads to reasonable doubt." Some commentators also felt that the jury may have been reluctant to convict McKinney on some charges, like adultery, that aren't always crimes in civilian life...
...with stock prices at historic highs and ridiculously rich year-end bonuses in the bank. Somebody, after all, just paid a record $2 million for a seat on the New York Stock Exchange. And in lower Manhattan supplies remain tight for rental limos and $20 cigars. Strangely, though, supplies aren't tight at all for traders, bankers and brokers. In a striking irony the financial chefs who for years have cooked up corporate takeovers and restructurings--all smelling like layoffs to working stiffs--are today being served those same entrees. Well, bon appetit...
...true break from studying. Take a peaceful walk. Exercise more. Enjoy the company of family and friends. Keep your hands far away from keyboards, or at least your wrists level and your RSI-prevention exercises numerous. Get some rest and, most importantly, sit under a good light. There aren't enough carrots in the world to cure all this squinting...
However, one wonders if the occasional aptness of such terms justifies their frequent use. The J.A.P. stereotype, for example, might apply to any nouveau riche spoiled child, regardless of gender or ethnicity. Yet it is Jewish women who are saddled with the stereotype--and some aren't too happy about...