Word: crux
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...waits any longer, Summers will display a fatal misunderstanding of the issue before him. The crux of the issue has always been that Harvard’s workers should not be consigned to live in poverty. Every day that Harvard’s lowest-paid workers wait on Summers is another day they work without a living wage. Summers owes it to them at least to announce his decision in a timely fashion, regardless of the conclusion he has reached...
...figure with Helga, who treats him with a child-like dependency. Thomas’ life becomes highly complex, and he keeps up the charade for no explicit reason, except that he is simply too weak to knock off a couple corners of his triangle. This is most certainly the crux of the story’s charm. Schlink takes incredible joy in keeping Thomas’ motivations unclear. Though this makes “Sugar Peas” far less believable than the other pieces, it also makes it infinitely more fascinating. Schlink asks the reader to come up with...
...crux of the issue is whether the Christmas tree is a religious object. For many people, the Christmas tree is simply a cultural icon, associated with that certain time of year. But others maintain that the tree is a distinctly religious symbol and as such should be confined to the private domain. On this matter, we maintain that the Christmas tree has, over time, become a predominantly secular symbol...
...Once past the warning screen, visitors are exhorted to "Stay strong!" (in the face, one presumes, of parents, friends or doctors who are pushing food on them). It?s a bizarre dichotomy of messages, and it forms the crux of this phenomenon. Yes, the hosts seem to be saying, this site is dangerous, and it could be harmful to your health. On the one hand, we accept that we are sick, that we have an eating disorder and we are not interested in spreading our illness. On the other, we are proud of our illness - and once you?ve joined...
...crux of the current disagreement: Whether employers who provide health insurance should be subject to lawsuits if they participate in a health care decision that ultimately harms an employee. Democrats say yes, arguing employers are often actively involved in health care decisions and therefore should be responsible for those choices; Republicans disagree, warning the threat of lawsuits could force employers to drop insurance coverage altogether...