Word: destroyed
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...punch the diminutive Haft, who stands little more than 5 ft. tall even with his Don King-like surge of white hair, really could pack. For his part, Haft alleged that his wife had physically abused him and said Gloria and Robert had launched a media campaign to "destroy...
...adoption is of a non-white ethnicity, its chances of being adopted are much slimmer). In fact, I know of many "pro-choice" advocates who themselves are personally against abortion. Yet, they realize that not all women hold the same opinion and they understand that to outlaw abortion would destroy that individual choice from all women. That is why we call ourselves Pro-Choice. Mike Evers '95 Co-President, Harvard-Radcliffe Students for Choice
Repeatedly over the 160 years since Nick's family first tilled the land, the river had reached out to destroy the crops. But each time, the family had returned to replant and prosper. This was different. The river, recalls Crystal, "was like something possessed." For weeks now, the Mississippi has occupied their five-bedroom home, its undercurrents "shaking the house apart, ripping away the studs from the siding and Sheetrock," as Nick describes it. Unlike past flash floods, which were over in days, the waters may not recede for four months, and the family may not be able to replant...
Last year, the owners of the 26 major league baseball teams, in gross violation of major league baseball policy and tradition, fired Fay Vincent as baseball commissioner. In the ensuing months, those owners have moved to destroy popular support for The Game throughout the country. And by doing so, they have seriously compromised its future...
...there must be a counter-weight to this immense power. The striker replacement bill would destroy the delicate balance, depriving businesses of their only defense against unreasonable union demands. Although those on strike lose wages, businesses would be hurt even more. Their business would grind to a halt, because, in many cases, it is nearly impossible to hire temporary replacements...