Word: condemnation
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Still, if one were to condemn her to a single job, it would be to do what she is doing right now. To err is Midler; to tour, divine. This star needs to be appreciated live, where her voice sounds fuller than on records, where her jokes have an easier intimacy than on TV, where she can raid the piano bench of every pop composer from Jule Styne to John Prine and make it sound completely her, where her tiny frame and infectious smile fill a huge stage. And where she looks fit and pretty. Strutting in her royal blue...
...illusions that a hawk like Sharon would be at all pleased with the development. Yet I was eager to hear the rhetoric that Sharon would have to summon up to counter the agreement; it was, of course, a step so momentous and unexpected that it would be difficult to condemn out of hand...
...possible to condemn or give compassion to these deaths (although the corruption itself must be abhorred). These suicides can only stand as the blood on the wall--the symbol of the intrigue which had taken root...
...outright abuse and neglect at aquariums and theme parks have become rare. Says Sam Sadove, of the Okeanos Ocean Research Foundation in Hampton Bays, New York: "By and large, the facilities are pretty good. Sure, there are things that are questionable, but that doesn't mean you should condemn the entire industry." Sea World, whose four parks make it one of the largest exhibitors of killer whales and dolphins, takes justifiable pride in how well its animals are treated...
...relationships. Parents might be more relaxed about allowing children to have gay teachers, Boy Scout leaders and other role models, on the assumption that the child's future is written in his or her genetic makeup. Those parents whose offspring do turn out gay might be less apt to condemn themselves. Says Cherie Garland of Ashland, Oregon, mother of a 41-year-old gay son: "The first thing any parent of a gay child goes through is guilt. If homosexuality is shown to be genetic, maybe parents and children can get on with learning to accept it." Catherine Tuerk...