Word: canceled
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Some people seem to think that helping other countries involves sending in thousands of Marines and/or spending billions of dollars. But in fact, we can do much good by simply being responsible consumers and lenders. If we stop buying blood diamonds and cancel illegitimate debts, we would put Africans in a position to help themselves...
Like Pinkerton, some men were drawn to the priesthood as a shelter. Others hoped that by taking the vow of celibacy, they could cancel out the orientation that had caused them so much shame. As one gay priest in New York City puts it, "Think of yourself as a gay person wanting with all your heart not to be a gay person. What do you do?" And for still others, there was the allure of the culture. "Catholicism has been one of the most homoerotic of widely available modern cultures," writes Mark Jordan, a professor of religion at Emory University...
College administrators decided to cancel the concert out of concern that the HCC would not be able to sell the more than 3,000 tickets necessary to fill the Bright Hockey Center, the planned venue for the concert, by Monday. Ticket sales had yet to begin because of a delay in signing the contract...
...said that the commission had already finalized preparations for the concert and expressed frustration with the administration’s decision to cancel the concert...
...seminar leader had to cancel interviews because of the demand, and instead distributed a supplementary application that asked for SAT scores and high school extracurricular activities, among other things...