Word: chosen
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...Premier suddenly fired all but one of his 22 Cabinet ministers, most of whom were political appointees, and named a new team chosen on the basis of merit. A prime goal of the shakeup, Fukuda indicated, was to pump up the domestic economy, which should not only please Japanese consumers and workers but give businessmen more incentive to sell at home rather than abroad. Underscoring Japan's concern about its strained trade relations with the U.S. and Europe, Fukuda also created a new Cabinet post, Minister of External Economic Affairs, and named Nobuhiko Ushiba, 68, a former Ambassador...
Although the musicians are excellent and the costumes clever, neither can provide the needed base to tie the whole show together. The songs in Nightcaps seem chosen at random for no particular purpose with no specific standards. The first half closes with "Anything Goes," hardly a neglected tune. Despite some updated lyrics and dynamic dancing, the song's presence asks the questions "Why these songs? Why this show?" and answers with the song's title...
...within this feeling of having been wronged was a huge blessing; because I realized that I had been made homosexual, that it had happened to me, I realized also that I had not chosen to be homosexual. And if I had not chosen to be homosexual, I could not choose to change. I did not like being gay, but I knew there was nothing I could do about it. In this realization lay the seeds of self-acceptance and gay pride. Fortunately, the seeds were well enough planted that I grew strong enough to reject the belief society wanted...
More importantly, the ACSR, a group which is supposed to represent the University community in advising the Corporation, has chosen in the past to act behind closed doors, withholding the most basic information about its deliberations from the constituency it represents. The ACSR has steadfastly refused to grant the press access to its meetings. Last year, the committee did not release statements explaining its recommendations to the Harvard community until several weeks after the Corporation had accepted or rejected those recommendations. The committee has even refused to make public the votes by which it decides on its recommendations. By operating...
...Administration has indeed selected from among each panel's nominees. The ten appellate court judges thus far chosen are all Democratic, liberal or moderate politically, and well qualified for the bench. But in at least four cases, political connections eased the way, and four other appointments promoted district judges previously named under predominantly political sponsorship. For example, Robert Vance, nominee for the Fifth Circuit, is the longtime Alabama Democratic Party chairman; Tennessee's Gilbert Merritt had contributed to Democratic Senator James Sasser's 1976 campaign (as had Merritt's two minor children); Thomas Tang of Arizona...