Word: embark
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...Sept. 25 Wall Street Journal Op-Ed, Posner stressed that Bush “has converted many of us to admirers, and he deserves our complete support. The entire administration, from Colin Powell to Donald Rumsfeld to Dick Cheney, inspires more confidence as we embark on this uncertain war than we likely would have had in any Gore administration...
...President Bush's public endorsement of the principle is, nonetheless, a timely signal that his administration plans to embark on a more energetic, even authoritative drive to restart the stalled peace process. Although the details remain under wraps, the administration had reportedly been planning even before the September 11 attacks to lay out elements of its vision of a final-status peace agreement between Israeli and Palestinians. And that, of course, would mark a major turnabout on President Bush's earlier reluctance to be drawn directly into trying to solve the intractable conflict...
...exec and comp director William Y. Weaver ’98-’03 loves the fresh meat. Enticing the next generation of sultry semanticists to a Saturday soiree with promises of drunken debauchery, Weaver proceeded to embark upon eight bare-assed circumnavigations of the Quad. Said one underwhelmed comper, “Nice route, Magellan.” Shuddered another, “You know, Will really shouldn’t do that?...
...will not only fight these battles at home—we will inevitably fight them abroad as well. In the days ahead, America will embark on an unprecedented military campaign. Though he did not give many details of this campaign last night, Bush did make the crucial distinction that this fight will be waged neither against Islam, a peaceful religion, nor against the innocent people of any land, but only against a few radical individuals who have blasphemed Islam for their own twisted ends. We hope this distinction is not lost in any military campaign that will ensue...
...that's just part of the story. The tale could have ended like this: it was 1987 and Dylan was about to embark on a tour with the Grateful Dead when he decided to quit the music business. At that point, he had been mailing in his performances for years; he had even hired backup singers to distract audiences from the tired ruin of his voice. He couldn't even remember the lyrics to his best, most challenging songs, like Desolation Row and Queen Jane Approximately; what's more, he didn't want to remember them. "I'd become...