Word: formality
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...side's concerns in his own message congratulating Obama: "We hope that he will be able to achieve peace in the Middle East and achieve Israeli withdrawal to the 1967 border and establish an independent state on 1967 borders with Jerusalem as its capital." But beneath the veneer of formal congratulations, the Obama Nobel award is being viewed as an as yet undeserved laurel, as an embarrassment, by some even as an impediment to a sustainable peace...
...people expect you to use it? I'm never sure what they expect. I am personally a relatively formal man, and I wear a suit every day. I don't know if they expect me to be some wild and crazy guy because I wrote this book, so I don't know if they see me and are surprised that I might use the word. I'm just not sure. But there's no reason why I wouldn't. It's part of our speech...
After last night, my whole entryway knows my favorite color of panties!My resident dean is still calling me “Ralph” two years after that formal!’80s one-hit-wonder Rockwell once sang, “I always feel like somebody’s watching me.” Of course, everyone thinks that’s Michael Jackson’s song—no one’s watching Rockwell. But for those of us with some actual notoriety, the constant vigilance of the public can certainly be a problem...
...resident dean is still calling me “Ralph” two years after that formal...
...says Jay M. Phillips, Director of Energy, Sustainability and Infrastructure in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ Office of Physical Resources. “Instead, we will take the best practices from the LEED process and apply them to the other dorms without going for the formal certification.”According to Anthony Pacillo, Senior Manager of Harvard Yard and Freshman Dormitories, increasing sustainability in the dorms is a complex process which includes installing dual-flush toilets, motion sensor lighting, water-saving showerheads, and increased recycling. As Pacillo says, it’s an effort...