Word: contestable
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...that she will never outrank him, since he will retire before that ever happens. Jim also vows that he will never let his wife beat him in any physical-training event, a hard promise to keep: when they were in Korea, Laura's unit had a yearly Iron Man Contest, and after 5-ft. 4-in. Laura beat dozens of men to win the contest, the event was renamed the Iron Person Contest. "She has so much stamina, but at the same time she's very feminine," observes Jim's mother June of her daughter-in-law. "She is little...
...lose her. And Pitt isn't the only one whose character is revealed in extreme moments. The Moroccan boys playing with the dangerous new toy are expressing the rivalry any two brothers might have. Here it's between the older, ordinary brother and the younger, more daring one. The contest between the boys is halted when Yussef realizes that his rifle shot has unintentionally hit the bus. Suddenly Yussef is a panicked little boy, frightened of what will happen when his father hears about this incident...
...Monumental Life. After the men had signed the policies, authorities allege the women provided the transients with food and shelter for a little over two years before mowing them down to collect the payments. The waiting period appears to stem from California insurance law that allows companies to contest new policies only within two years of issuing them...
...Nott, 20. "They don't hand out this letter that says, 'We want you to get help.' What it says is, 'You've been suspended; you've been barred from campus.'" The letter went on to explain that if he returned to campus, he would be arrested. Rather than contest the suspension, he switched schools and is now suing for compensatory damages. A spokeswoman for G.W.U. says that because Nott's suspension fell within the school's disciplinary system, the wording of that letter may have seemed impersonal. However, she stresses, "the goal here was to protect a life...
...your editorial staff. No set, objective criteria were used to compare members of the Senate; the information reported was purely subjective. No attempt was made to analyze the work of the Senate statistically or rank all 100 Senators in any systematic way. The article amounted to a popularity contest with a very short list of judges. Your report was a disservice to your readers and called into question the veracity of your publication. ANGELA DE ROCHA DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE OF U.S. SENATOR WAYNE ALLARD Washington...