Word: foregoing
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Certainly Harvard believes that it isn't asking Jewish students to sacrifice that much. After all, electric menorahs are available and recommended, and Christian students also have to forego lighted Advent wreaths. Admittedly, that's annoying for them, but how many were actually planning to have Advent wreaths anyway? In contrast, the menorah is a necessary possession of practicing Jews. When Hannukah originated over 2,100 years ago, the Israelites miraculously annihilated the armies of Antiochus and then miraculously had enough pure oil to keep the menorah in the otherwise destroyed Temple burning for eight days. Jews have been kindling...
Green was hooked on Harvard when he took the recruiting trips and decided to forego Princeton, his local Ivy school. He's never regretted...
When she was a senior in high school in 1996, Botterill moved to Calgary and attended the National Sports School where she caught the attention of national-level coaches. With an Olympic year approaching, Botterill decided to forego college for one year and move to Calgary to train with the national team...
Students could also vote to reverse last year's decision to eliminate the check-box option on term bills, which allowed students to forego payment of the council...
Those who know him well say he has giveneverything he has to the job. This summer thepresident was planning to forego his personalvacation to make more time for work untilcolleagues persuaded him that he needed therelaxation...