Word: disrespectfulnesses
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...players themselves added to this unfortunate atmosphere. Although they justifiably felt that a change was necessary, they often treated Kleinfelder with disrespect and cruelty for much the season...
...Kleinfelder probably knew that every one from Reardon to her players wanted her gone. It would be hard to ignore the disrespect of her team, and how it reflects what the players feel about her staying in control of the program. People have speculated that Reardon in the past discussed with Kleinfelder that he would prefer that she resign. At that point, perhaps she should have packed her bags and said "to hell with...
...refusal to pay Social Security taxes did not stem from any disrespect for the law. He personally has no quarrel with the Social Security system, and believes it is fine-for those who need it. But it is a tenet of their religious belief that the Amish people should take care of their own. They do not collect unemployment or welfare benefits. They do not buy insurance of any kind. By an act of Congress in 1965, self-employed Amish men are exempt from paying Social Security taxes on religious grounds. But the act does not cover Amish...
...were correct. The conclusions were not. What literally no one understood beforehand was the mind of Anwar Sadat. In his view, serious diplomacy was impossible while Israel considered itself militarily supreme and Egypt was paralyzed by humiliation. In 1972 he expelled Soviet troops from his country because of the disrespect shown by Soviet leaders toward Egyptians but above all because they would surely seek to impede his planned military move or else exploit it for Soviet ends. The following year he fought a war not to acquire a specific sliver of territory but to restore Egypt's self-respect...
...hope and the hype surrounding Francis Coppola's latest exercise in free-fall parachuting should not obscure one fact: One from the Heart is also a movie. In any other case, and with no disrespect intended, one could say it is just a movie. No government will topple, no arms treaty will be aborted at the reception of this novelettish romance about a guy and a gal, together five years, who go on separate flings one Las Vegas Independence Day. But with the fate of Zoetrope Studios riding on this crapshoot, it may be difficult for audiences and critics...