Word: complained
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...sense, as they would, say, if a military installation were involved. But they make sense enough to the Kremlin and to the State Department. Thus the way back was taken out of the bewildered driver's hands, and they went the long way round. The passengers did not complain, although Irina Shibko got carsick...
...military exercise, known as Granadero I. As a preliminary to that exercise, 120 members of the Panama-based 193rd U.S. Infantry Brigade last week conducted a daylong maneuver alongside 170 Honduran troops, near the sensitive El Aguacate military base. The American soldiers involved with Granadero I are beginning to complain that CIA personnel have, in the words of one U.S. Army officer, "the run of the country," including regular military facilities, and can operate in border areas where the Army men are forbidden to travel...
Defendants of the Pi Eta complain that such official actions are themselves immoral as they tresspass on the sacrosanct territory of free speech. Yet this logic confuses the principles involved. Few people deny the club the legal right to make whatever statements it wants. But the University and its members have the same right to declare that viewpoint inappropriate and to try and discourage it. While that policy would be disconcerting if applied liberally, all but the staunchest of libertarians would have to concede that it can be used against blatant sexism or racism without poisoning the atmosphere for free...
Once again, the dread mid-April deadline looms. It is time for the annual agony of Form 1040. Struggling through the labyrinth of loopholes, millions of Americans will complain this week that they must be paying more than their fair share of taxes. They will grumble anew about fat cats who can afford high-priced accountants to find tax shelters...
...truly tasteless joke. Interface. To have a relationship. Macho. Term of abuse for men who refuse to wash dishes or are otherwise insensitive. Mature. Ready to make a commitment. However, it may mean pornographic when applied to books and movies. Nonexploitive. A favorable term. He doesn't complain about washing the dishes. Nonmanipulative. He refrains from praising her mother's cooking. Outgrow. Explanation for a breakdown of the commitment, e.g., "I've outgrown him." More rarely, "We've outgrown each other." POSSLQ. People of the opposite sex sharing living quarters. A creation of Washington officialese...