Word: chosen
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...convictions can be tough for others. "He's got a path he's chosen and nothing's going to get in the way of that, but sometimes it leaves people behind," says Ford...
...composer and producer of music, Jones is a perennial favorite at the Grammy Awards--he has won 26 times out of 77 nominations--and was chosen to give yesterday's Class Day address. (See story, page...
Snowe, a moderate Republican, was chosen to give the Kennedy School's Class Day speech because she is highly respected by students, says Heather P. Campion, director of the ARCO Forum...
Beijing immediately declared the new legislature illegal and vowed to abolish it the moment China resumes sovereignty. Enter C.H. Tung. The territory's first homegrown leader was chosen by a 400-member selection committee that was itself picked by Beijing. The quietly effective power broker seemed uniquely qualified to bridge the gap between Hong Kong's promised autonomy and the new landlord's demand for control. For a time, Tung seemed to manage the delicate balancing act. He paid fealty to the "Chinese values" revered by his patrons even as he voiced confidence he could maintain Hong Kong's Western...
This arrangement has been complicated by the influx of tens of thousands of women into the armed forces since the early 1980s. Many married service members have chosen to cheat with one another instead of using prostitutes. Linda Bird Francke notes in her new book, Ground Zero, that 64% of the Air Force personnel responding to a Roper Poll of Gulf War units reported sexual activity in their squads. Not that it bothered them: 77% of the Roper respondents said it had little or no effect on readiness for battle. Yet the brass has been unconvinced, especially when fraternization...