Word: extol
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...inappropriately) latched on to sex, and people are taking precautions. However, influenced as our generation is by the "looser" mores born of the sexual revolution, our sexual conservatism is clothed in risque attire. We hide our concerns about the implications of sexuality behind witty posters that seem to extol sex; we subscribe en masse to a big dating game, with the hopes of finding our truly compatible mate. Perhaps that is the irony of our era--we talk the talk of sexual freedom, and then retreat to our computer dating services with a bag full of condoms...
...Part of the solution is to bridge the gap between academics and the community," said law school student Rebeka B. Mammo, who joined Davis on the podium during the question/answer period to extol the virtues of local action...
Having decided on a fuzzy, age-based rating system similar to the one used by movies, the networks are having their flacks write op-ed pieces that extol the Aristotelian virtues of vagueness. In a similar position, the tobacco industry would favor a cigarette-pack warning label that says, "Some people sort of think that cigarette smoking may not be the absolutely best thing you can do for your health, although some others may disagree...
...consider myself a strong proponent of Harvard. As much as I was tempted by the name, I ultimately decided to enroll at Harvard because I fell in love with the campus and met some interesting, fun, exciting people during my visit. I am involved in campus life and extol Harvard's virtues to prospectives and Harvard affiliates, alike. Basically, I was ripe for knowing the words to "Ten Thousand Men." So why didn...
Bronfman has known Clinton since 1977, when he first ran for governor of Arkansas. Despite personal attacks made by his opponents, friends extol Clinton's moral fiber...