Word: bestowals
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...besmirches Diana enough, he will be rinsed in the process. He and his advisers seem genuinely surprised that the public hasn't turned on her as her emotional storms are revealed. It seems lost on them that the princess's popularity is genuine, not something he can bestow or withdraw...
...their best, the perks help fight apathy, especially among the young. Under the incentive plans inspired by the Jostens Renaissance program of Minneapolis, Minnesota, some schools bestow "gold" cards for straight A's and "red" cards for A's and B's. Students who fail to make the honor roll but manage to show progress receive a VIP card, which recognizes them as a Very Improved Person. At some schools the cards entitle students to on-campus perks. "For those kids who get positive support at home, it's just the frosting on the cake," says Leo Egan, an English...
...very blow that was apparently designed to shatter Kerrigan's hopes and improve Harding's prospects promises to have the opposite effect both on the ice and off. If Harding skates in Lillehammer, she will face a chilly reception from a panel of judges reluctant to bestow gold on a skater who has cast so dark a shadow over the sport. "Subconsciously they're probably going to mark her down," says Seppo Iso-Ahola, a University of Maryland sports psychologist...
...incoming pups, we bestow this advice...
...bestow that title on the Currier senior? Remember the old Army recruiting slogan, "We do more by 9 a.m. than most people...