Word: defeats
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...find itself in a hypocritical bind if it chooses to enforce "chastity" and not the 17th century bans on divorce and working on the Sabbath. Anderson, however, is not abandoning his church: "I'm in this for the long haul," even if takes "another 20 or 30 years" to defeat the other side...
...softball team should be successful; perhaps the Crimson will finally defeat Princeton this year. But if you've ever attended a softball game, you know exactly how exciting it is to wait 40 to 50 seconds between pitches for Tasha Cupp to stalk around the mound and re-focus. Best wishes to the softball team, but I'll pass...
...Court ruled that people who claim to have suffered economic harm may use the Endangered Species Act to file lawsuits accusing the federal government of doing too much to protect some species. The ruling is sure to affect the hundreds of ongoing environmental disputes nationwide. It came as a defeat for the Clinton administration, which until now had been successful in lower court decisions seeking a "one-way" interpretation of the law, in which only environmentalists could use the act to sue for greater protection of wildlife. Justice Antonin Scalia wrote in the court opinion that the Endangered Species...
LONDON: As his Conservative Party teeters on the brink of defeat for the first time in 18 years, Prime Minister John Major called a national election for May 1. Deprived of its majority in parliament and assailed on all fronts, from health care to European Union policy, the Conservatives trail the Labour Party by as much as 27 percentage points in the polls. Labour, the party once known for its nationalizing fervor and close union ties, now styles itself as a more progressive version of the Conservative Party. Like Major, Labour leader Tony Blair promises to be tough on crime...
LONDON: As his Conservative Party teeters on the brink of defeat for the first time in 18 years, Prime Minister John Major called a national election for May 1. Deprived of its majority in parliament and assailed on all fronts, from health care to European Union policy, the Conservatives trail the Labour Party by as much as 27 percentage points in the polls. Labour, the party once known for its nationalizing fervor and close union ties, now styles itself as a more progressive version of the Conservative Party. Like Major, Labour leader Tony Blair promises to be tough on crime...