Word: discomfort
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...heavily around social issues like abortion and the environment, analysts speculated that the public would perceive women as having an added edge. In fact, several male candidates--Richard's opponent for the Texas governorship among them--were uncertain how to approach this new species of rival, and openly expressed discomfort about running against a woman...
...leadership. Congress can't provide it. Only the President can. It's time for him to spend some of his political capital." Inevitably, this sort of criticism is hailed by Democrats and dismissed by Republicans as the prelude to a Kerrey bid for national office. To his discomfort, Kerrey often is introduced as "the one who will regain the White House for the Democratic Party." How does he react to such talk? "I ignore it," says Kerrey. "It's flattering, but I ignore it." He seems to sense that he may not be ready. But given the Democrats' abysmal shortage...
Although he said students should not feel any undue discomfort because of the change in heating policy, Lichten said that it may be "advisable to have sweaters and sweatshirts handy at night...
...adversaries take Saddam at his word. The Iraqi's remarks, said U.S. Defense Secretary Dick Cheney, are the "first evidence that in fact he's really beginning to feel the pain" of the sanctions. As his discomfort grows, said Cheney, Saddam may "use his military force to try to break the stranglehold...
...idea of the program is to help as many frosh as we can, not to make others feel uncomfortable," Chi said. "The question was inconvenience for the FOPpers versus ameliorating the discomfort of the non-FOPpers...