Word: commit
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...terrorist act is sure to receive the widest possible attention. There is no need to cry in the wilderness when anyone so inclined can plead his case on national television. Says Atlanta Psychiatrist Alfred Messer: "If someone has a latent wish to commit a criminal act, he can be galvanized by the media. He can act out any grandiose fantasies or make up for a sense of impotence...
...points. I'm really glad I was strong enough to get out. It is sick and awful and I'd like to bash their faces in. I only wish I had the strength to do something like Ted Patrick (a well-known deprogrammer) does. Becoming a Moonies is like committing suicide--but then, some people commit suicide," Eric concluded...
...broader policy front, British union leaders have so far avoided being specific about the wage limits they are prepared to accept in Phase 3. Apparently, they do not want to commit themselves to any policy until they are certain of controlling the rank and file. Nonetheless, the powerful Trades Union Congress last week served notice about what should be included in the new budget that Chancellor of the Exchequer Denis Healey will present on March 29. The unions' price for going along with a third year of slim raises: a $4 billion expansionary packet to be allocated...
Lancelot's pursuit of what he calls "the Unholy Grail" leads him to commit several murders and arson. He, in turn, is committed to a New Orleans insane asylum, where he has one room with a view of Lafayette Cemetery. There he tells his story to a friend who has become a Catholic priest. But Lancelot's confession is anything but repentant. It is both a funny and a scarifying jeremiad on the modern...
Capitalizing on Westfield's offensive degeneration, captain Katherine Fulton found the net with her long-range bombs, while Carle took control of the defensive boards. Boxing out Westfield's Carter, Carle forced the awesome center to commit three fouls in the fight for the rebounds...