Word: discerner
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...crowd (except for the Politburo in its box, deadly quiet), pounding music, blows that resound as if someone were holding batting practice with watermelons. Can Rocky weather the terrible punishment of the early rounds? Will he get in some good licks for poor beleaguered capitalism? Will the assembled proletariat discern the greatness of his spirit and, setting aside all propaganda (and KGB) considerations, start cheering for a democratic working man? Will Rocky get the opportunity to make, of all things, a plea for détente? Only if you have been living in deepest Siberia since 1976 need...
...Senate experience--together in an effort to pull their less seasoned colleagues back from the brink. Virginia Republican John Warner and West Virginia Democrat Robert Byrd had each brought a copy of the Constitution and were poring over Alexander Hamilton's "Federalist No. 66" to see if they could discern precisely what the Founding Fathers meant when they gave the Senate the power to advise the President on whom he appoints. The talks had begun the day before, when the two ran into each other by chance in the Russell Senate Office Building and Byrd all but begged Warner...
...vote. Predictions are that as many as 50 Republicans could join Democrats in favor of it. While the legislation presents Republican moderates a rare opportunity for victory on Capitol Hill, it has also attracted the interest and support of some conservatives who say they discern a growing pro- life case for what embryonic-stem-cell research has to offer...
...University apart from any larger debate over PetroChina or the genocide in Sudan, including growing movements at other campuses to divest as well. But the wording—“the University simply does not consider it properâ€â€”left little room to discern why PetroChina was unique among several other holdings to which some advocates have objected...
...seems that Jonathan Hanover brought the wrong mindset and pair of ears to the March 19 Mozart Society Orchestra concert (“Bartosik Shines in MSO,†Arts, Mar. 21). While I appreciate his abilities to discern intonation and ensemble problems, the relentless disparaging of the orchestra’s performance was not only unrepresentative of the evening but also undermined individual musicians’ hard work and the entire ensemble’s pride in the organization. The MSO provided a powerful and exciting performance of a very substantial program. There were technical problems...