Word: burdens
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...consider myself some kind of hero or a candidate for sainthood. I simply do my duty and my obligation. It's not much of a surprise for me to read about parents who ask doctors to cripple and maim their child for the sole purpose of somewhat lightening the "burden" that this unfortunate little girl represents to them. What really disturbed me is the acquiescence shown by those "doctors" who consented to commit what in my eyes is a horrific and heinous crime - of course, not before enlisting an "ethics" specialist who gave them the go-ahead. Arturo Camillacci Osaka...
Financial aid is a good thing, but it is not a panacea. There is a large, and too often ignored, middle class that does not qualify for major financial aid, but still balks at the high price of a private college education. The burden of the five–to-ten percent tuition increase that has become an almost annual tradition in higher education falls most heavily on these families...
...full-scale civil war will not only be hundreds of thousands of Iraqis dying, but also the strategic problem of "spillover." Based on their review of spillover patterns from past civil wars, Brookings' researchers believe Iraq's collapse would result in refugees streaming into neighboring countries, creating an economic burden. Embittered refugees would become "a ready recruiting pool for armed groups still waging the civil war." As al-Qaeda did in Afghanistan, terror groups would establish enclaves in Iraq. Neighboring populations could become radicalized and side with ethnic and religious factions fighting inside Iraq, as Albanians were over Serbia...
...department is eliminated in March.) Even as it raises taxes, the city is closing schools, libraries and nursing homes in a desperate effort to cut costs. Unsurprisingly, many Yubarians are simply leaving town. "We'll be forced to provide the bare minimum social services, while having the highest tax burden that is allowed by law," says Hisashi Hirano, a municipal official. "I worry about Yubari disappearing." Hirano, by the way, is in charge of Yubari's public relations...
...making the transformation to an Ivy Player-of-the-Year-caliber force, Cusworth has largely overcome the issues that caused him to falter in the past several seasons. The 7’0 frame of Harvard’s big man was forced to bear a weighty burden of expectation for his Ivy impact immediately upon arrival, a burden that he was prevented from throwing off by an inability to stay healthy or display the inside dominance his physical size and skill-set demanded. Continued difficulty adding weight has likely led to some of Cusworth’s injury history?...