Word: choses
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...courthouse and begun talks with the terrorists. Less than seven hours after the drama had begun, negotiators, led by Paris Police Prefect Robert Broussard, had secured the release of almost half the hostages, including a group of law students who were observing the trial and two defendants who chose not to take part in the uprising. Throughout the night, the terrorists continued releasing hostages. By late Friday morning only four remained: Presiding Judge Dominique Bailhache, two assistant judges and a prosecutor. Then Courtois, handcuffed at the wrist to Bailhache, emerged from the courthouse and, with judge in tow, paced...
Professor Michael Sandel chose his subject well. But from what many students have shown, the challenge he's posed hasn't brought out the real philosophy of "Justice." What it has revealed are a few subtle truths about the biases of Harvard students...
These alternatives can best be illustrated by the example of the soft drink wars. When the American public became more interested in their health, less interested in sugary drinks, they turned to alternative liquids for refreshments. The soft drink companies had the choice of alternatives to pursue, and chose to respond to the needs of the people and search for a sugar substitute. Saccharin was found, but it was later discovered to cause cancer. The soft drink companies did not withhold this information from the public; rather, they began a search for another artificial sweetener, which led to NutraSweet...
...three of Wednesday night's employees chose the "third shift," from midnight...
...this is turning the issue on its head. Talk of an inalienable right to carry umbrellas is shameless sophistry and should be recognized as such. At issue is the right to use public throughoughfares without risk of personal injury or debilitating drenchings. Of course people should be able to chose how to protect themselves from the rain, but at what cost...