Word: confrontive
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...certainly gotten calls and letters from people saying how much they appreciate the fact that I'm willing to stand up and be counted. We have all presumed that there are other people who have achieved higher rank within the military and left without having to confront the situation or choosing to come out. Now there is a sense of purpose, I think, for many, waiting to see what is going to happen...
...eerie electronic instrument called the ondes martenot (memorably employed by Maurice Jarre in the score for Lawrence of Arabia), the symphony is like some fabulous beast howling in the collective unconscious of Western civilization. Heard live, it shakes, it roars and it rattles the fundament, compelling the listener to confront unspoken fears; even on compact disc, the force is still with it. And all courtesy of a mild- mannered French church-organ player who liked nothing better than to walk in the woods and listen to the birds...
...nebulous office. No fracas has ever occurred. She showed her grasp of the presidency last March in the notorious case in which the government tried to stop a 14-year-old rape victim from going abroad for an abortion. Robinson spoke out, emphasizing the need for Irish society to confront the issue but not dictating the resolution. Characteristically, she saw a chance to guide her people by citing the human sides of a dilemma that highlights how fast even this homogeneous country is changing...
...draft records, Clinton proved that he was that rare Timex-watch candidate, who could "take a licking but keep on ticking." Now he has sailed through the primaries, averted new scandals and stands on the cusp of the Democratic nomination. Rather than savoring that triumph, Clinton must now confront the highest hurdle of all: he must reach into himself and find a new way to convince the voters that he has the vision, the verve and the vitality to lead a troubled nation...
...novels, Turow explores the moral questions that lawyers confront in their daily practice. In fact, the books dramatize a dilemma which Turow says faces all practicing attorneys: the difference between "doing well and doing good...