Word: elicits
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...Kaufman about the boycott proposal. Kaufman, who is also the leader of the coalition, explained that the goal of the effort is to “end the racial stereotyping that is inherent in using Native Americans as sports mascots.” While the letter has yet to elicit participation from other universities in the boycott, Kaufman has received affirmation from athletic directors who he said recognize the “seriousness of the issue.” “I think when institutions start to speak out to promote racial justice, then, even if only one does...
...mantra for today's postideological China. What is in some ways most striking about the country, as new middle-class consumers flock to shopping malls, is how normal it feels. Although billboards celebrating the glory of the Communist Party can still be found in Beijing, they tend to elicit derision instead of deference--and even Chairman Mao's visage has morphed into a Pop-art commodity in the capital's avant-garde galleries...
...some things you don't like [in the bill], but you will vote for it," says Republican Representative Tom Davis of Virginia, one of the architects of the changes, explaining why he thinks it will pass. President George W. Bush has vowed to sign the measure, partly to elicit cooperation from congressional Republicans later this year on his immigration proposal, which would create a guest-worker program...
...Shady Business” features a tyrannical card-swiper named ‘Dimna,’ impending Expos due dates, late nights in Lamont, and terrible Annenberg food. Sound familiar? That’s the point. The freshman musical is designed to elicit phrases like the “That’s what we always do!” uttered by the person sitting next...
Criticism of U.S. drug policy and the World Bank will serve mainly to elicit cheers from the left, just as free-market proponents will savor his broadsides against the welfare state...