Word: esteem
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...abortion. The murderers of doctors who perform abortions hardly advance their cause by committing sins in the name of sainthood; their sick attempt to thwart abortion only serves to harden the resolve of pro-choice activists and blacken the image of pro-life workers. To a lesser degree, the esteem of ultra-feminist groups is lowered when abortion is touted as a privilege rather than a last and most desperate resort...
...school is working to raise our daughter's self-esteem and her social and cultural awareness," Hall says. "They have an outstanding number of educators in the school. There are parents who serve as role models. Together we make it a focal point of our community...
...oppressive, particularly the subtle ways in which Phil--she realizes in retrospect--condescended to her, damaged her self-esteem, made her content to be "the tail to his kite." She never wavered in her devotion to him, however, even when he had an affair with a young Newsweek stringer in the early '60s. By that time, his behavior was becoming more erratic, the result of a manic-depressive disorder that was treated by a psychiatrist who "did more harm than good," she says, recommending existentialist philosophy in lieu of drugs. Finally, on the day he returned home after a stay...
...calling the plus-size department "Macy Woman," is the store trying to attract slightly heavier women by appealing to their self-esteem? By insinuating that their female, companions with less flesh on the bones are somehow less woman and more girl...
...being proposed to honor him for his service to the city," she said. "[Flaherty] is still held in high esteem by legislative colleagues...