Word: foremost
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...Beauty shows like these have proved increasingly bad for the health of canines ever since the Victorians discovered they could change a dog's appearance over a few generations through intensive breeding - and that they could show their handiwork for pleasure and profit. Many countries, with Britain among the foremost despite its long dog-breeding tradition, are only slowly addressing the accumulated health problems that may leave animals crippled, blind or deaf. Dogs were once bred for protection, hunting and herding. The favored traits were those evolved through natural selection: stamina, agility, intelligence and speed. But the Victorians' emphasis...
...George W. Bush get into the business of enabling minors in the first place? Bannon, who is now a lawyer active in Democratic state politics, is pretty clear on this point: "First and foremost, he was trying to be a wiseass." Shortly after first deploying the card, Bannon ran into Bush and told him of his success with the bogus credentials bearing his signature. The future First Father seemed well pleased...
...session at Gallaudet University. A few lazy clouds threaten to water the already green campus and bathe a modest statue of founder Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet. Off the main quad, an orange steam shovel dips, lifts and pivots, grumbling to itself. Few students hear it. Gallaudet is the country's foremost college for deaf people. When Jim Haynes, at work nearby, instructs his philosophy class that "Plato argued that the concept behind this desk is more real than the physical thing itself," he does so manually, in crisp American Sign Language (ASL). His 12 students watch his hands intently, with...
...Local store owners, after all, are first and foremost running businesses. Many are quick to point out that despite rising rents, a poorly run operation does not deserve to stay in business simply because it is locally owned...
Rudenstine, in contrast, was generally quiet on the national front, shying away from the media and what many believed was his duty as the president of one of the foremost institutions of higher education...