Word: forbiddenness
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...with violence and needles, tend to have far more medical problems than average Americans. He responded to an ad in the paper for a bathroom-attendant firm in Manhattan. Impressed by Sanders' demeanor, the interviewer said his record was no problem. But the jobs were off the books, a forbidden arrangement under his parole conditions. He paid for a security-guard training course and aced the test, only to find out later that security firms don't like to hire felons...
...incubator for failure. He qualified for a $215-a-month rent check from the city's welfare agency--more than he would get in many other states--but he couldn't find a room in New York City for that rate. And, of course, he is forbidden under the terms of his parole to leave the city. So he kept going to the Housing Authority in search of cheap real estate, filling out forms as though they were lotto tickets. Each time he was told he needed more paperwork. In New York people with criminal records must finish parole...
During past years, House superintendents reported students with microwaves or other forbidden items to their assistant dean or senior tutor, but often allowed offenders to keep the items. This year, however, superintendents sent out warning notices for violations over winter break and are re-inspecting rooms to confiscate appliances that have not been removed...
...metal detector for this oddball essay on the lure of the forbidden, the lucidity of dreams. Lots goes wrong here, so we'll just pick on the dialogue. Cruz's English is often unintelligible; Lee, who plays the hero's intellectual friend, can't pronounce the word intellectual; and Diaz is forced to utter the most off-putting line in recent movies (let's just say it includes the word swallowed). The poor dear plays a character so shrill and needy that it makes Diaz almost not fantastically attractive...
...wanted to find out what kind of firepower they had. The federal government keeps records of gun purchases for 90 days after the background check, and a limited search found that at least two detainees had recently bought guns. But John Ashcroft’s Justice Department has forbidden the FBI from examining the rest of the records and is now trying to have them all destroyed...