Word: beneath
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...once solid ground that Bush staked out almost four years ago is crumbling beneath him, and he will probably soon find himself once again in the middle of an argument that he had declared settled. As early as next week, the Republican-controlled House--the same House that held a Palm Sunday session so that it could deliver a lifeline to Terri Schiavo--is expected to consider legislation that could dramatically expand the number of stem-cell "lines" available to federally funded research by making accessible tens of thousands of embryos that have been created through in vitro fertilization...
...spending most of his time these days working to beat back Democrats' attempts to block several of President Bush's judicial nominees. "It takes two-thirds of Congress, the President's signature and three-fourths of the states to change the Constitution--or one judge," says Scarborough, sitting beneath the mounted head of a whitetail deer in his east Texas office. "And believe me, the left learned that a long time...
...making many important contributions to freedom's cause, but your most important contribution is your example," said Bush, standing beneath two bleachers filled with singers dressed in red, white and blue and arrayed to approximate the flags of both Georgia and the United States. "Your courage is inspiring democratic reformers and sending a message that echoes across the world: Freedom will be the future of every nation and every people on Earth...
...Outside, beneath the imposing facade of Faneuil Hall and the bronze statue of Samuel Adams, disparate groups came together to stand down the neo-Nazi groups...
...mention the Hasty Pudding Theatricals to Lithgow, however, and he immediately grunts like a disapproving waiter at a fancy restaurant. “I considered the Pudding beneath my dignity,” he says...