Word: embarrassment
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Stewart] wanted to take the class to prepare for the Winthrop formal and she's kind of tall so she needed a tall partner. I had only been swing dancing once before two years ago in D.C....I consider myself someone who tries hard. I don't think I embarrass myself...
...Harvard's foreign sources expand, University officials have subjected the donors and their gifts to the same level of scrutiny as domestic donations. This means screening out donors that might embarrass Harvard, and vetting donors' goals to make sure they fit Harvard's academic aims...
Monica never had a rebellious phase. She's always been this mature, this clear-headed about what she thinks is important in life. How can it be possible? In an era where Anna Kournikova, Martina Hingis, and the Williams sisters constantly embarrass themselves with their overwhelming (and often unwarranted) arrogance, Seles never seemed the subject of negative attention. And she knows...
...idea. By rejecting it now, we have, in Clinton's words, "severely harm[ed] the national security of the United States" and "damage[d] our relationship with our allies." Unfortunately, these concerns don't seem to matter as long as Lott and the GOP have a chance to publicly embarrass their arch-nemesis...
...Insiders say the about-face may be an attempt to embarrass Pataki, who is thought to be positioning himself as Bush's running mate and from whom Molinari has long been estranged. But Molinari's decision can also be seen as a sign that Bush's vague "compassionate conservative" campaign lacks substance, a view supported by a recent Reuters/Zogby poll, which found that only 39 percent of Republican primary voters said they knew enough about Bush to nominate him. Meanwhile, McCain, who has attached his flag firmly to the issue of campaign-finance reform, appears to be gathering some steam...