Word: defend
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Until recently, the very degree to which abortion had become accepted had led to inertia among pro-choice forces -- it is not easy to mobilize to defend the status quo. Pro-choice activists have also been criticized for failing to take sufficient account of the mixed feelings that abortion can give rise to. Lately you can hear some of them framing their arguments with greater care. "Nobody likes abortion. It's a difficult choice," says Kate Michelman, executive director of the National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL). "Women don't have abortions they want. They have abortions they need...
...military's function to wage war and to defend the country. It is the University's role to promote academic freedom and the open exchange of information. These two goals are incompatible, in time of war or peace...
...York Knick Coach Rick Pitino how to defend Barkley and he'll admit that he doesn't know. Pitino has tried everything: press, double-team, man-to-man, praying, sending flowers to the Barkley family. But it hasn't worked. The Sixers are the only team in the NBA to beat the Knicks twice at the Garden. They can thank the Bark for that...
...resolution will be to Harvard or to the government, but I know it is important to the members of ROTC at Harvard. We are a group of people with a set of values and principles. We are not homophobic, but we do believe in the importance of defending our country. We are a part of the Harvard community and, like any other group, we would like to be recognized as such. We have pledged our lives to defend the Constitution of the United States and the rights and freedoms of all Americans. We respect your right to disagree with...
...some ROTC members and council representatives, patriotism means supporting U.S. foreign and military policy. But for others, and for the Constitution ROTC claims to defend, patriotism also means the protection of minority rights. By endorsing the presence of ROTC on campus, the council is denying an enormous portion of Harvard students those rights...