Word: break
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...other hand, Khatami and his supporters operate meticulously within the law and political system created in 1979, fearing the power of the conservative backlash that transgression would occasion. When the conservative authorities banned further street demonstrations, Khatami dutifully fell in line and condemned any attempt to break the law and create social upheaval. In fact, five days earlier, it was Khameini who had been forced to condemn some of his most ardent supporters, who had mounted a bloody raid on protesters at a Tehran University dormitory. Both sides, then, recognize the need to maintain a balance. And despite the disappointment...
...next day I met elevator boy--I'll call him E. for short--at his place of work. E. was answering phones while his co-worker took a bathroom break, so I took a seat in the reception area. Just as the pleather seats were starting to itch my panty hose, the other intern returned. Catching me looking impatient, she asked if I'd been helped, and, in the same breath asked E. when the "lunch chick" was going to arrive...
While most students take a break from extracurricular activities during the summer, members of the Harvard University Band played on. The band performed 90-second pieces during warm-ups and after every odd game at tennis' Davis Cup last Friday, Saturday and Sunday...
...When Bronson isn't exhorting readers to "give salesmen their due respect," he's reminding us that the futurist George Gilder is always right--technology will prevail. Through Bronson's rosy lens, everyone is boldly striving in the valley, even if it's just for free cappuccinos in the break room...
EASING ELDERCARE President Clinton in January proposed a $1,000 annual tax break for most patients or their families who pay for long-term care at home or in institutions like nursing homes. Not to be outdone, Republicans in Congress last week pitched further tax relief, worth up to $2,750 a year, for those who tend to aged relatives at home or buy insurance for long-term care. Nursing homes can cost more than $50,000 a year. Republicans hope that by encouraging less expensive home care and the purchase of private insurance, they can cut government expenditures...