Word: cherishing
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...magazine is, or should be, an organic thing that takes its life from the passions and prejudices and gifts of the people who produce it. This one took a lot of its spirit from Ron. We are pained to have lost him, but we cherish the example -- and the memories -- he left...
...murder of Captain Ann Campbell, daughter of the base's commanding general and, not coincidentally, lover of virtually every man on the general's staff. Brenner, digging out secrets that are brutal, sexist and shabby, carries out his duties with a "bleep you, sir" style that onetime soldiers will cherish...
...much discussed "peace dividend" will probably translate into military layoffs, equipment cuts, withdrawal from foreign posts and general retrenchment in prestige. The Tailhook scandals of sexual harassment have toppled high-ranking Navy officers and exposed to public scorn a kind of sexism that many in the military still cherish as "virility" and "blowing off steam." The one great victory of recent years, Desert Storm, was so quick and total that it scarcely tested the mettle of troops, and the persistence of Saddam Hussein makes the triumph appear almost hollow...
...believe that any American President, once he is objectively acquainted with the situation in the Middle East and aware of American interests, will work for peace. The degree of enthusiasm varies, but we expect that Clinton will be supportive. We cherish the efforts of President Bush and Secretary of State Baker, even though the American election intervened and prevented their fruition. If President-elect Clinton is as enthusiastic as they were, he will receive the appreciation of the people of this region. If he is not so enthusiastic, which we think is highly improbable, then everything will come...
...filmmaker of genius. And yet you have to cherish, like a guilty conscience, any writer-director who can outrage so many people with a melodrama set in the ghetto tinderbox (Do the Right Thing), a musical about skin-tone prejudice among blacks (School Daze), an interracial love and lust story (Jungle Fever...