Word: fold
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...week, opponents of human embryonic stem cell research declared that new research techniques have cleared away the ethical controversies that have plagued stem cell science. From Vatican City to the Bush administration, spokesmen gave sound bites of “we told you so”; with above-the-fold headlines in every major paper describing how scientists can now create stem cells without destroying embryos, opponents of embryonic stem cell research claimed to hold unbeatable evidence on their side...
...kind of restrictive legislation grows dimmer as the situation on the ground in Iraq continues to improve. "To pull the rug out from under them now seems irresponsible," White House press secretary Dana Perino said last week. Indeed, the betting inside the Pentagon is that the Democrats will fold in the coming weeks, once they feel comfortable telling their supporters that they tried their best to shut down...
...coach, what I resent you most for is your defense. Before the season began, the New Haven Register ran an above-the-fold spread of Yale’s 11 defensive starters, below the headline, “Defense Begins with Defense.” Sure enough, the impossibly stingy unit has been the key to Yale’s defense of its Ivy League title, carrying the Elis to narrow wins over Penn and Brown even when McLeod’s Achilles toe limited his production (he only mustered 332 yards in those games...
...Thank you for publishing a fair perspective on the Armenian genocide and Turkey's denial. We invade countries in response to feeble threats but fold and quiver in our boots in the face of ultimatums from so-called allies. The genocide did not put our troops in harm's way; our President did. And whoever thinks Turkey can give up billions of dollars in trade and investment with the U.S. is foolish. More honest and objective people like Power are needed to help us bring this century-old matter to some sort of closure. Eva Garibian, Arcadia, Calif...
...viewers will disappear to put a hurt on their bosses. (And yet when the strike ends, people will rush back gratefully to see their work again.) The producers are betting that viewers will be satisfied with reruns and reality - hey, TV's TV! - and the writers will have to fold; CBS CEO Leslie Moonves told investors, "We are fully prepared to offer alternative-programming options...