Word: companion
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...that they have done so for somewhat different reasons. And while the astronomers using the space telescope will hardly reject any astronomical knowledge of the influences of the stars on human affairs and terrestrial events some interesting idea circulating among astronomers at the present time states that a companion star to the Sun indirectly causes mass extinctions on this planet every '26 million years and thus has some potential for affecting human affairs, it is safe to say that their methods are somewhat different than those of the astrologers...
...encouraged to eat things uncooked. Raw oysters, raw meat and raw onions evoke a suitable image. Food size is equally important: "Steak is macho, and the bigger the steak, the more macho it becomes." Emulation is the ultimate in oneupmanship, since it creates a common bond with a lunch companion. "It's a very high power play to order the same thing as your guest in food or drink," write the authors...
...worry about their biographers' convenience; also, college basketball cannot bear too much investigative reporting. Humor is strained more than truth is stretched when Las Vegas Coach Jerry Tarkanian jokes that he loves transfer students because "their cars are already paid for." At Boston College, Georgetown's conference companion and Jesuit colleague, a star player who flunked out of school last year was quietly re-enrolled in night classes and kept in the game. The stakes are considerable. For each member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's final four-Virginia, Kentucky, Houston and Georgetown-the payoff exceeded...
Journal editors were sufficiently concerned about the homosexual reference to try out another version of the story on colleagues, identifying Winans' companion this time as a female lover or spouse, just to see whether the relationship had been overstressed simply because homosexuality was involved. The editors concluded that the homosexuality had to be printed...
...respect for the commitment to confidentiality made at earlier times. As for the present, confidentiality was required if people were not to be afraid to disclose sensitive facts. He concluded by suggesting that if, someday, his wife were to write a book on the ethics of secrecy as a companion to her book on lying, he and I would be able to discuss the matter with greater sophistication...