Word: defers
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...Perhaps I should defer that question to someone who’s received over 60 million votes,” he joked, turning the question over to Gore, who himself couldn’t help but laugh...
...type of State Department travel notice—one that “warns U.S. citizens against travel”—the new policy includes any and all warnings like those to “consider carefully the risks of travel” or “defer travel.” On its face, this policy may seem outwardly reasonable, but it is arbitrary and unfortunate. With this decision, Harvard has supremely oversimplified the dangers of traveling abroad, inhibiting Harvard students from experiencing the widest range of different cultures and traditions...
...warns U.S. citizens against travel.” But now the College has expanded that list to include all nations flagged by the department with warnings like “to “consider carefully the risks of travel” or “defer travel, ” according to Jane Edwards, director of the Office of International Programs. The list now includes Iran, Israel, Pakistan and Indonesia, among others...
...from the get-go, Cserny exhibited little of the typical freshman restlessness towards Cambridge. Given her tour of duty with the Under-20 Hungarian National Team, in fact, Cserny opted to stay with the team for a year and defer her studies...
...viewed as legitimate. That is hardly a new doctrine. Our Declaration of Independence refers to "a decent respect to the opinions of mankind" and says "let facts be submitted to a candid world." Republicans have been quick to rephrase Kerry's statements to imply that he would defer to the U.N. or get an O.K. from France. But even Bush submitted his rationale for the Iraq war to world opinion. Unfortunately, his reasons were more fantasy than fact. Bruce Garver Murrieta, California, U.S. Candid Comparisons It took only a few false reports about WMD for the Bush Administration to invade...