Word: assertion
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...Wilson] is someone who is modest and very willing to listen to other people's opinions," says Edward Walker, Wilson's personal assistant. "He doesn't assert all the time that he is right...
...Both Roseanne and Brett Butler, the star of Grace Under Fire, have driven out a succession of writers and producers with whom they've clashed over scripts. Cybill executive producer Jay Daniel has just been ousted after a falling out with star Cybill Shepherd--she had been trying to assert more control over her series, reportedly even fighting for more close-ups as shows are being edited...
According to Iuliano's letter, the reports assert that the fuel contamination was the result of poor maintenance practices caused by a "system breakdown...
...mediocre. The mediocre many have an interest in denigrating wisdom, virtue and even merit--all severe, undemocratic notions--and in elevating sheer experience, which even the meanest can contribute to and appreciate. While wisdom, virtue and merit are hard to achieve and discern, experience is easy to assert and acquire. Yet because of the superficiality of plain experience, one needs it in great quantity and variety to appear impressive and interesting. So like everything else democratic, the democratic university is not focused and deep but expansively broad and various...
...could only 6% of the 68,183 telephoned votes have been counted as authentic? And why didn't the former Colorado Governor or his daughter receive ballots until Perot interceded? Perot aides say Lamm didn't get a ballot because his handwriting on a petition was illegible. They assert the balloting was honest and overseen by an independent auditor. Lamm doesn't accuse Perot of stealing the nomination. Still, he isn't inclined to endorse Perot: "Should he be the second Paul Revere? I say, Right on! But when it comes to [endorsing him for] President of the United States...