Word: dishonorably
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...appropriation of his own past is the best means of cultivating an educated perspective. A liberal education can scarcely aspire to do more. And those who seek to elevate the Western canon by denying racial and ethnic minorities a chance to create their own "usable pasts" do nothing but dishonor its normative implications...
...peacekeepers could be removed and the Bosnians left to fight it out in what would be a bloody denouement at best, and at worst a prelude to a wider Balkan war. A withdrawal would also require a large number of troops and lots of money, and it would dishonor every country and organization involved, particularly if they left hostages behind. A second option would involve NATO's getting tougher with the genocidal, hostage-taking Serbs, but that might lead down a path of commitment for which no Western government has the stomach. Or NATO and the U.N. could simply soldier...
...turn that money over to the organization that helps the families of police officers who died in the line of duty." Leaders of major law enforcement grous who were meeting with Clinton at the White House agreed with the president. "I think the NRA is just out to dishonor law enforcement," said Bob Scully, executive director of the National Association of Police Organizations. The NRA, whose annual convention began today in Phoenix, responded tersely: "We thank the president for his suggestion...
...testament to the brutal pain before us. Branagh plays up the ambiguity--he lets us recognize the real feelings and the victims of war, while at the same time Henry can revel in his new found glory. It is a moment in the film where the complex relation between dishonor and honor meet upon the film. We fell admiration, pity and horror as we look upon the failings of man, and the failings and triumphs...
...agent spending by wealthy clubs and simultaneously force small-market teams to sign higher-priced talent. The payoff to owners was clear: player salaries currently equal 58% of revenues and are growing. Small wonder that the players' response, enunciated by union negotiator Don Fehr, was in effect "Death before dishonor -- a salary cap never!" The union's own counterproposal was an unimaginative enhancement of the status quo: increasing player bargaining rights across the board and upping the minimum salary from $109,000 to more than...