Word: boundingly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Jordan would have it--and some academic historians definitely would not--De Valera forced Collins to join the peace negotiations knowing they were bound to produce an agreement that would be unacceptable to many of his countrymen, hoping thereby to destroy a dangerous rival. But, says Charles Townshend, a professor at Keele University in England and a specialist on the British rule of Ireland, Collins was anything but the "simple rebel." He was, in fact, this shadow government's minister of finance and perhaps the ablest politician in the cabinet. He was not gulled by his President into negotiating with...
Most Americans probably don't know much more about Columbus than the romanticized account of him they learn in grade school--that in 1492, he sailed out courageously from Spain, bound for India, but ended up discovering the New World. Every October, his holiday is supposed to commemorate a high point in Western history...
...filed suit) in the election would be improved by participating in the debates, he said the court lacked jurisdiction over the such events. "The court recognizes the frustration of all who consider themselves legitimate third-party candidates," Hogan said. "This court, and other courts, have ruled the FEC is bound by these procedures and must follow them." Perot's lawyers said they would appeal the ruling, but it is unlikely any decision would be made before the first debate starts on Sunday in Hartford, Connecticut. Perot had been seeking a preliminary injunction forcing the debate commission to invite...
That the latter, in the case of Bound, is between lesbians--a gangster's moll named Violet (Jennifer Tilly) and Corky the handywoman fixing up the apartment next door (Gina Gershon)--has caused a certain amount of prerelease stir. But their relationship is more verbal than physical (with their sexual encounters very discreetly managed), and the fun of this movie--written and directed by the brothers Wachowski, Larry and Andy--lies elsewhere...
...remains to be seen whether the new policy will actually be enforced. Will a security guard who happens to notice a few flickering flames on the eighth floor of the Leverett towers bound up the stairs to nip disaster in the bud? I doubt it. But if Lewis is serious about the rule, then the houses will experience their first full-blown public religious celebration this December. Will that be met with the same concerns as surrounded the Dunster House sukkah? Will house committees and masters help pay for those celebrations, or are such expenditures inappropriate...