Word: dilemmas
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...young. Left without either of his own, he was always attracted to other people's parents, insinuating himself upon those of his schoolfriends. In time he befriends his in-laws. The moment that this rootless orphan achieves stability in marriage, he is introduced to a couple which epitomizes his dilemma. His wife's parents are two opposites: the father, Bernard, is a rational humanist; the mother, June, a fervent, unquestioning Christian. In their youth, both had been dedicated communists, eager to change the world with their backpacks full of good intentions. Then God revealed himself to June, and she stopped...
...risks are very small," said Clinton. He dismissed fears that the U.S. would become entangled in the demonic conflicts tearing at the former Yugoslavia, saying that Washington was embarked only on a short-term emergency mission. Not everyone was reassured by an Administration facing its first major diplomatic dilemma: how to square campaign talk of tougher action against Serbian aggression with the European and Russian reluctance to interfere militarily in what they see as a civil...
...departure of Shattuck highlights Harvard's dilemma, Rudenstine said. "Particularly in this case, because it's clearly going to be an intensive period in Washington, it's going to be hard to be able to manage as well without a vice president," he said...
...Scouts, despite their admirable public service record, because they do not allow gay members or scoutmasters. Even had the Connecticut branch of the Boy Scouts wanted to change its policy due to these local pressures, the national headquarters would not permit it. (This is the same dilemma that the ROTC branches face when boycotted by universities...
Meanwhile, the Administration faces another dilemma: when and in what guise to present the President's health-care-reform plan. "Any way you look at it," says a White House aide, "when health care hits the table, people will see more tax increases on top of those already proposed. We should delay health reform until the economic package passes, but ((Senate majority leader)) George Mitchell wants both plans considered in combination, and the President sees himself as on a mission from God with respect to health care. Neither has clearly thought through the politics...