Word: burdening
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Washington also has a moral burden. It was the Federal Government's responsibility to build levees that worked, and its failure to do so ultimately led to New Orleans' being flooded. The White House recognized that responsibility when it proposed an additional $4.2 billion for housing in New Orleans, but the first priority remains flood control. Without it, individuals will hesitate to rebuild, and lenders will decline to invest...
...produced on federally owned land. States justify that by arguing that the energy production puts strains on their infrastructure and environment. Louisiana gets no share of the tax revenue from the oil and gas production on the outer continental shelf. Yet that production puts an infinitely greater burden on it than energy production from other federal territory puts on any other state. If we treat Louisiana the same as other states and give it the same share of tax revenue that other states receive, it will need no other help from the government to protect itself. Every day's delay...
...season in which Harvard graduated the NCAA record-holder for goals in a season—Nicole Corriero ’05—and lost two of its most prolific contributors in Julie Chu and Sarah Vaillancourt to their respective Olympic teams, Raimondi has thus borne the offensive burden for this year’s Crimson squad. In traditional Harvard style, Raimondi’s newfound role has meant stepping back to play the point on the penalty kill and the power play, which until recently was the nation’s number two unit, and looking...
...transported his gift for alchemizing the mundane from Japan to Western Europe a century ago. A spell instantly ages the heroine, Sophie, from 18 to 90 and lands her as a housekeeper inside the walking wonder house owned by a dishy shape shifter. Following the plot may be a burden for adults--children will revel in its complexity--but the whole enterprise has Miyazaki's air of immaculate enchantment...
...tonight, but he is still under the weather,” said Fitz after Saturday’s match. “We really need him back out there because he’s a team leader.”Without McKiernan in the lineup, much of the offensive burden fell on outside hitter Luke McCrone. The senior, who has stepped up his level of play during McKiernan’s protracted absence, posted 12 kills on .308 hitting to lead the Crimson attack.But the Highlanders’ offense was too overpowering, hitting at a .333 clip—including...