Word: fingering
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...months. Sharon defended his deal and condemned the bombing at a ceremony to mark the return of the three soldiers' bodies. "This is the price a society that sanctifies the value of life has to pay for living side by side with a society that does not lift a finger to root out the murder and evil from its midst," Sharon said. Soon after he spoke, Sharon sent the Israeli army into Bethlehem, where the bus bomber had lived. Army sources say they arrested five men connected with the attack. But the political fallout of the prisoner swap could keep...
...mile after mile of tramping, getting just as tired advancing as retreating, sleeping in barns, bathing in icy rivers, scrounging for small comforts ... War was watching their friends die, one after the other, day after day after day. War was learning the ecstasy of wiggling a little finger just to see it move and know that you were still alive. War was hell. Willie and Joe were combat infantrymen...
...threatened when she falls for another woman. There's tennis pro Dana (Erin Daniels), terrified that her fans will find out she's gay. Sure, it's commendable even to pursue these obvious stories when lesbians have been less visible on TV than gay men. But commendable keeps your finger off the remote for only so long...
...shocking that the mandate has met with resistance. For some countries, it was one indignity too many in a series of new directives--mandatory finger-printing and photographing of certain passengers entering the U.S. and a ban on congregating in aisles on international flights, even outside the bathrooms. Moreover, there was a fundamental disagreement on the value of policing airplanes. "The majority of European airlines are not convinced that sky marshals are the way forward," says British airline consultant Jamie Bowden. They much prefer security measures that take place on the ground. A number of countries--including France, Germany...
...immigration official checks my papers quickly and appears satisfied. He tells me to smile for the spherical, silver camera that floats above his head, then leads my right index finger and then my left to the electronic pad that registers my prints. Though I understand the need for this and appreciate that it is done swiftly, I prickle slightly, feeling like a booked criminal in a country with which I have had a long and pleasant association...