Word: boundingly
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...resulting furor, other abuses came to light: a midshipman had been bound and taped to a chair by classmates who thought he had lied; another had been forced to eat and drink until he vomited. Last week Rear Admiral Virgil Hill, the academy superintendent, announced stricter punishments, including dismissal, for physical "horseplay" involving unwilling participants...
Much of the current academic debate concerns Austin's latest work, "Sapphire Bound!" It is a case study of an unmarried pregnant Black woman who gets fired from her job as a schoolteacher because she is not deemed an adequate role model. According to Austin, such a judgment, made from the perspective of the white middle class, might not be an appropriate...
...maintains that the best way to ensure that Harvard only attracts the best scholars is to preserve the tradition-bound ad hoc committee system, in which he presides over a panel of outside experts who determine whether department-nominated tenure candidates are worthy of Harvard lifetime posts...
...late November 1989, American intelligence reported that the Soviet freighter Vladimir Ilyich, bound for Nicaragua, had loaded a cargo of four Mi- 17 Hip helicopters at Port Leningrad. The 38 Hips previously shipped to the Sandinistas had been used to devastating effect in the war against the contra rebels. It now looked as if Managua would get more. In neighboring El Salvador, meanwhile, Marxist guerrillas had launched their strongest offensive in years, managing to trap twelve American Green Berets in a luxury hotel. President Bush responded by dispatching a contingent of Delta Force commandos. U.S. intervention seemed a distinct possibility...
Gregorian said he believes Bok will speak out on social and educational concerns more forcefully once he is no longer bound by his high-profile position. "He may be able without any restraint to speak with much more forcefulness on these issues," Gregorian said...