Word: contend
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Airline executives deny that they engage in anticompetitive practices, contend that individual horror stories don't reflect the industry's generally good service record and argue that the benefits of the hub system far outweigh its drawbacks. "It allows medium-size cities like Sacramento to have one-stop service to 200 cities," says American spokesman Chris Chiames. "If we didn't have the hub system," asserts Northwest spokesman Marta Laughlin, "we wouldn't have the number of passengers that are needed for the volume of service we offer. You pay a premium for convenience and accessibility...
...plan for your next vacation. You won't need to fret about getting to the airport because an airport won't be on your itinerary. You won't be deciding what kind of hotel you prefer, since you won't, strictly speaking, have a room. You will have to contend with the possibility that the slightest mishap could mean you'll never come home again. Nonetheless, Buzz is convinced you'll have a good time. And he should know--he's been there. Aldrin, who so famously walked on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission 29 years ago, wants...
Perhaps, but few in Wichita are complaining right now. Reflecting on the "drugs, violence and sexual issues" that high schoolers contend with today, the Rev. Tyrone Gordon, who pastors an integrated, mainline Wichita Methodist congregation, says of the largely white, evangelical See You population, "I am pretty proud of them for expressing themselves in the way that they are doing." His observations lead him to believe that "these are children who have made their decision and come to [God] on their own." Certainly the throng at the post-See You rally at Wichita's Metropolitan Complex auditorium seems self-propelled...
Melissa K. CrockerCrimsonFIELD DREAMS: The Harvard fieldhockey team has the talent to contend for an Ivytitle. Does it have the intangibles...
...tirade over U.S. missile strikes is equal parts bluster, envy and a little dog-wagging of his own. "On one level, he feels personally slighted about being out of the loop on the attack," says Quinn-Judge. "But like Clinton, Yeltsin has a domestic scandal of his own to contend with: his devaluation of the ruble. With the parliament calling for his resignation, a little burst of nationalist fury does not go amiss...