Word: assert
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...this year, they assert, was unique, because ordinary workers stood up to their bosses and took long- term, pent- up grievances public...
...allowing gays in the military, it is doubtful that any student at Harvard is more familiar with the dynamics of military life or attuned to the effects that integration of gays would have than Powell--our nation's highest-ranking military officer. And so unless one is willing to assert that Powell is a liar or is deliberately misleading the rest of us, we must respect his professional view that integration of gays would be more harmful than helpful. As the principal military advisor to the president, Powell's job is to impart to a civilian commander-in-chief...
Some students today say that the department should assert itself more politically...
Then there are those who assert that we are merely going to bomb the Serbians. But what are we going to do after that fails (and it will)? Can we expect the U.S. to withdraw? All we really can expect are chants of "peace with honor" and more and more blood. Are Americans willing to send their children into this potential Vietnam? Are we prepared to watch our brothers and sisters return in bodybags...
...lover was killed in an automobile crash, Mixner told of the tragedy to many friends, changing the gender. He did not come out until he was 30. A recovering alcoholic, he blames his drinking at least partly on the strains of concealing his true nature. When he decided to assert his homosexuality, he did it with characteristic thoroughness, sending letters to hundreds of his political acquaintances. Some withdrew or thought he was crazy. Bill and Hillary Clinton...