Word: foolish
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...does not bode well for Woodland that his case has become a focal point of U.S.-Japan relations or that the Japanese media continue to cover every foolish escapade by U.S. servicemen. And there are many such episodes. During a single week in late July, one U.S. serviceman in Okinawa fired a BB gun at pizza-delivery boys, another tipped over a stranger's motor scooter, another set fire to a car, and a Marine lance corporal was sentenced to five years for arson attacks on stores...
...exclusive supplier of uniforms and sideline apparel. But the real victory came this month when Fireman and NBA commissioner David Stern announced a 10-year arrangement that makes Reebok the official outfitter and marketer of game uniforms and warm-up gear for the entire NBA. "It was amazingly foolish for Nike to lose the NFL," says Fireman. "But to lose the NBA--that's heresy...
...dioxide and other heat-trapping gases force temperatures even higher. Later this year, he and his colleagues will report the results of the first climate record ever extracted from Kilimanjaro's ice--and very likely the last. "The world is warming," Thompson likes to remind people, "and it is foolish to pretend that...
...military wives in your article depicted as victims? These young Army wives, despite their age, are adults and are making choices for themselves. To have multiple children on an income under $1,000 a month is just plain foolish. The Rand report may be offensive in its characterization of military wives, but it sure sounds accurate. ANDREW HERLAN Los Angeles...
...approach such a complex subject. I am duly reminded of my amazing ignorance by my meetings with people who have spent their lives thinking about these problems, people whose experiences with and perspectives on the region’s Big Issues make my hesitant questions seem slightly naive and foolish...