Word: assertion
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Wirzbicki's reasons for dismissing Republican assertions of prejudice are weak to say the least. He uses as evidence of conservative equality on campus the fact that the last two presidents of the Undergraduate Council were Republicans. No one, however, would assert that the succession of racial minorities to positions of prominence in many organizations in itself proves that no racial animosity exists...
...this fall, the Harvard sailing team has the opportunity to assert itself as one of the top programs in the nation. It looks to build off an impressive 1998-99 campaign, in which Crimson sailors captured the women's single-handed championship and took third place...
...unit as a career backup who finally gets his chance to start. His years on the team also burden him with some leadership responsibilities as he adjusts to the full-time job. At least he has been witness to the wars, and from all accounts is not afraid to assert his seniority...
...longtime aide, the book portrays a rebellious youth who reveres his family's military tradition but chafes against authority. As a child, McCain displays a petulance that leads him, when angry, to hold his breath until he blacks out. As a student, McCain recounts, "I grew more determined to assert my crude individualism." At the Naval Academy he is a self-described "arrogant, undisciplined, insolent midshipman" who graduates near the bottom of his class...
...diversionary sleight-of-hand. Roberts' tentativeness is charming; she knows what she's doing, fights it, then succumbs with sad but perky resignation. Gere puts a nice flaky edge on his incisiveness. The supporting cast, led by Joan Cusack, surrounds them with funny common sense that doesn't fully assert itself until the happy end of this deft, if disposable, movie...