Word: disrespective
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...mean time, I have taken up the struggle on my own. How does "femteen" sound? What about "wogirl"? My personal favorite is "ibgaw," an acronym for "in between girl and woman." Another classic is "woadi," standing for "without any disrespect intended." Sure they may seem awkward now, but think of the children. They'll get used...
...crass as ours. I find it peculiar that the undergraduate body of such a prestigious university has supported an individual like Mr. Lee, an individual who carves his name in school desks and brags about it. The unbridled bravado with which Mr. Lee demonstrates his disrespect for private property is shocking. Unfortunately, it is surpassed by his easy use of four-letter words while being interviewed for Mr. Hecht's article...
...alleged securities violations described ; in a civil case that the Securities and Exchange Commission filed in September. The SEC accused Milken of, among other offenses, manipulating stock prices to reap millions of dollars in illicit profits and defraud his clients. The lawsuit portrayed Milken as a zealous dealmaker whose disrespect for tradition led him to disregard the law as well. A suburban Los Angeles native who attended Wharton Business School, Milken was the pioneer of junk bonds as a financing technique for midsize companies and later as the potent fuel for takeovers...
...administration this month chose not to appeal a judge's decision upholding the union's victory. Harvard finally decided not to further distance workers from their employer, not to disrespect the majority's decision, not to embitter office relations, not to take advantage of any of the cheap dilatory effects that an appeal would have...
...light of how well they do it. For some Japanese, especially those in their late 40s or older, failure to perform is equivalent not only to letting down the company but also to undermining their reason for living. "They are middle managers wedged between tremendous pressure from above and disrespect from below," says Kenshiro Ohara, a psychiatrist and an expert on suicide at Hamamatsu University. "Younger Japanese are much better at setting their own goals and managing stress...