Word: burdening
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...enough white faces,” she said. “We are the majority and…it is our job to make sure that everyone…feels supported here.” Apparently this is a new take on the white man’s burden...
...long-term engagement? LEE: In the past the U.S. had the option of opting out, as in Vietnam. Now Americans know they are vulnerable; 9/11 brought this home dramatically. American embassies and American businesses are being attacked worldwide. Opting out is not an option. To make the long-term burden sustainable you need a broad alliance, to spread the load, to reduce excessive burdens on yourself. You need others to agree on the basic causes and solutions. It's not poverty, it's not deprivation, it's something more fundamental, a resurgence of Arab and Islamic pride, and a belief...
...overeager pair of prostitutes—provide most of the play’s humor. Kulz is more than up to the task of portraying Brian’s increasingly ridiculous actions and deranged mental state. The problem, however, with having one character carry most of the burden of hysteria is that the other characters are, to some extent, straight-men, all trying to behave reasonably. The play suffers when everybody is trying to hold it together and succeeding. During these stretches, the humor is mostly derived from sexual innuendo, which largely falls short. When the characters are trying...
...this, it is frustrating when you have so many opportunities, but you got to keep working at it and hope it goes in.”ON HER SHOULDERSWith the Crimson offense remaining stagnant through much of the game and UNH constantly keeping the pressure on, Boe had the burden of keeping Harvard in the game almost by herself.In the opening two periods, the Wildcats had 23 shots on net and six power plays, including a four-minute stretch in the first during which Boe stuffed a number of opportunities. In fact, the three goals that UNH scored all seemed...
...leader). The charismatic member of parliament with a bushy mustache and a talent for fiery oratory built his presidential campaign on a pledge to stamp out corruption, rein in the high-handed bureaucracy and restore ties with Russia. Many voters hoped that such an alliance would ease the burden of cleaning up after the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster next door in Ukraine, which contaminated almost 23% of Belarus and still costs the government nearly 25% of its meager $3 billion budget. The Batska promised to prevent Russian-style plunder of the new nation by capitalist oligarchs. But voters never imagined...