Word: demanding
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...More is firmly based in history. Henry VIII, of six wives' fame, wants to divorce his wife, and in doing so divorce the English church from Rome. But Thomas More, a respected official famed for his honesty and integrity, will not go along with this. All sides, all people demand that he give in to necessity and agree with the divorce and the new church. But More cannot; he is a man loyal to his soul above all else, and stubbornly refuses to save first his position, then his comfort, and finally his life...
Although many Harvard administrators suggest the situation seems not to be out of control as of yet, Associate Dean David Illingworth says if there is enough demand for such services, the College will supply them...
...they conceive of themselves and relate to the Universe, that public funding of what might legitimately be perceived as their desecration is downright wrong. Neither is this tantamount to censorship--desecrate at will in your home, display to your hearts content in private galleries. But don't demand that others pay for your vision...
...glare. In a nation where memories of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are still painfully strong, and where earthquake faults run under much of the country, Japan still clings to an uneasy reliance on nuclear power. The country has 52 nuclear power plants, which supply more than 35% of the electricity demand. There are plans to build 20 more plants over the next decade. All of that would seem to demand ultra-strict safety standards. But the industry has been plagued by accidents, plant shutdowns, radiation leaks and cover-up attempts. And it still lacks adequate scrutiny...
...been Trying Times at Center High ever since the news broke last month that Rivers, 44, a popular and award-winning teacher, had been relieved of her duties by the local school board. Some 200 teachers and students staged a protest, chanting, "Two, four, six, eight--we demand a reinstate." Television trucks bristling with satellite dishes surrounded the tidy campus. And last week dissident parents served three school-board trustees with election-recall petitions. "I'm overwhelmed," says Rivers. "I expected an uneventful transition...