Word: complain
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Iran particularly, the reintroduction of the Shari'a under an Islamic republic is seen as a threat to rights that women won under the monarchy. Feminists do have reason to complain. Islamic law tolerates polygamy, so long as a husband treats his wives equally, and he can end a marriage simply by saying "I divorce thee" three times in front of witnesses. A woman may request a divorce under certain circumstances-for example, if she is mistreated or her husband is impotent. Women must dress modestly, and their inheritance is limited to a fraction of that...
...images to sell products. This use is so prevalent that many of us are tired of taking the time to write letters and make phone calls every time we see a blatant example. For that reason I'm enormously grateful to Naomi F. Chase who made the time to complain about the poster to alumni and development officials...
Researchers are convinced that such chemicals may explain many behavioral mysteries. During World War II, Army medics were astonished by some soldiers who had lost limbs yet did not complain of pain; scientists now believe that these wounded men produced extra endorphins to dull the agony. Similar chemical magic may explain how Indian fakirs walk over hot coals and how acupuncture and placebos work...
...great jailhouse lawyers. As a prisoner, with the right to petition any public official, Bukovsky clogged the arteries of bureaucracy with paper. His advice on how to tackle the system has universal application: "If you want your complaint to be examined by a high official, complain about his immediate subordinate ... And, most importantly of all, you should write enormous numbers of complaints and send them to the officials least equipped to deal with them." One objective of these tactics was to cause unsightly bulges in the official statistics, "the most powerful factor of all in Soviet life...
...would have liked Bobby to have gone out a little faster and put pressure on Goodell early in the race, but how can I complain?" Harvard coach Joe Bernal said afterwards. "Four seconds better than he's ever done, swimmers of his caliber just don't do that," he added...