Word: committedly
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...hard to argue with somebody who won't argue. It's almost like there's an unspoken analogy at work between Gandhi's nonviolence and Baker's noncommentary: Baker declines to take up arms in support of his thesis, as if to do so would be to commit rhetorical violence against the facts. But facts, even tragic ones, require context and interpretation. They don't speak for themselves. That's why we need historians...
...Harvard's Demuyakor draws his mark to commit a charge but the Crimson does nothing productive on the offensive end. Back the other way, Harvard picks up its tenth team foul. Yale makes both FTs. [Yale 77, Harvard...
...quiet 20-acre parcel in a wooded valley outside the city of Snohomish, added that she does not condone the tactic of burning down new homes to protect the environment. "It's stupid for anyone to go out and take the law into their own hands and commit a crime in order to accomplish making a change in laws or ordinances when you can work through a process," she said. Still, she was not alone in the absence of grief she felt at the loss of Quinn's Crossing...
...morning after the four-state primary, Clinton adviser Harold Ickes, who is shepherding superdelegates for her campaign, lost no time in visiting the ones on Capitol Hill who have already voiced support for her. His message: Hold firm. To the estimated 330 supers who have yet to commit, he says, Don't do anything rash. "What we are saying to the superdelegates is, 'Hold your fire, keep your powder dry, don't make a commitment,'" Ickes says. "We're going to do our level best to show [Obama] is not the strongest candidate in a general election...
...openly religious. He had a funny last name and crooked teeth, and the fiscal conservatives didn't trust him. His books offered oddly quaint instructions, like "report litter" and "don't swear." He had once supported the release from prison of a rapist, Wayne DuMond, who went on to commit murder. His campaign staff could, for a time, be counted on one hand, then two. He was never expected to be a serious factor...