Word: fervor
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...conversation gets more complicated, as information and ideology conjoin. If a woman is "abortion minded," Wilson says, "then we go over the medical risks--and there's research for this, even though the other side says there's not." She ticks off grim possibilities with fervor: "The research is that breast cancer is more prevalent. You have the rupture of the uterus. Infection is major. The risk of ectopic pregnancy is greater later on." It is this discussion of risk that most enrages defenders of abortion rights, especially doctors who routinely see terrified women who come in for an abortion...
...such devotion to an over-the-hill hack? This wasn't a case of, say, a blue-blooded Barbaro coming to a poignant end at the apex of his career. Silent Witness inspired loyalty and fervor partly because he was a global champion. He repeatedly trounced many of the world's best speedsters. For the Hong Kong Jockey Club, internationally renowned for its wealth and incomparable facilities but not, till recently, the quality of its thoroughbreds, Silent Witness showed the Club packed horsepower too. Though racing has played a central role in Hong Kong's social and economic life since...
...like Ma'aleh Adumim outside Jerusalem, which could be an estate of southern California condominiums if it weren't for the 300-year-old olive trees implanted in the traffic circles. The vast majority of Israelis living in the West Bank today do so less out of any ideological fervor than because the housing is cheap. But some 70,000 settlers are religious nationalists like Harel, who consider Palestinian land to be their Jewish birthright. They tend to live in remote outposts, surrounded by hostile Palestinians and occasionally harassed by Israeli authorities under pressure from the international community to evacuate...
...quality of the discussion, and the level of involvement and interest there, was inspiring for me. So I’m definitely looking forward to getting back in the classroom.” That excitement, however, extends beyond the bounds of the classroom. Against the backdrop of mounting partisan fervor, the political landscape will likely be ripe for impassioned back-and-forth. “It’s going to be a pretty politically charged spring with lots of jockeying on both sides of the political aisle because you don’t have a president or vice-president...
...process. For Hewitt to win the tournament, he probably needs someone else to get rid of Federer for him. As time passes, 2005 is looking like a fateful missed opportunity for the top-ranked Australian. Riding into the Melbourne final on a wave of momentum and national fervor, Hewitt succumbed to Safin even though the Russian was floundering for the first set and a half and ready to be put to sleep. He may never get as good a chance again...