Word: comforting
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...issue, and that is exactly our point," said Rawlins. "Replacing the term freshman with first-year is a small step to raising the comfort level for women on campus, and I don't see how that can that be detrimental...
...CLINTON ADMINISTRATION earnestly wanted to provide aid and comfort to an Israel reeling from the blows of terrorist bombers but wasn't certain how to do it. The first response was practical: U.S. officials stopped fussing about who was going to pay for $15 million worth of sophisticated explosives-detection devices the Israelis were interested in and shipped seven of them off on an Air Force plane. The bomb finders were followed to Israel by a team of American counterterrorism specialists, who will offer expertise and try to persuade the Israeli and Palestinian security forces--once sworn enemies--to cooperate...
...constitute the invite list. It is the stadium in which the men always enjoy home court advantage. We are playing on their turf and by their rules. we are always the guests, and they are always the hosts. The etiquette expected of a guest differs from the comfort enjoyed by the host. We are to look and act presentable, while they are to look at what is presented. We are comparable to a sea of fish who swim straight to the door and hope that maybe, if competition is low tonight, we will get caught in some fisherman...
...space under the circumstances, the audience is left praying for more use of the center open stage as relief for necks sore from craning to see the surrounding side platforms. And speaking of sore body parts, the agonizingly long three-hour play does nothing to add to the comfort of the hard metal chairs upon which the audience is seated...
...aborted fetuses hacked to pieces and floating in a sea of blood. The most vivid photo was a color ultrasound of a 16-week-old child resting in her mother's womb. Her eyes, nose, mouth and hands were perfectly formed. She was sucking her thumb in innocent comfort...