Word: forthright
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...taking to the maternal role instead? In this movie I did. I felt she was a progressive, unusual, forthright mother and loved what she had chosen for her life. Every day I had a little time by myself where I would try and remember my mother. She was this fantastic, spirited woman. She made all my clothes. She and I were co-conspirators...
Thank you, Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele, for the superbly written and informative story "The Broken Promise" [Oct. 31] on how businesses are canceling employees' retirement plans. Never have I read such forthright material, stripping away all the spin and directly addressing an economic situation that will devastate all too many middle-class Americans. I appreciate the honest manner in which the report exposed both the coercion of corporations and the complicity of Congress. WILLIAM OVERLY Lancaster...
...stupid things, and know that I don’t have to win every race or regatta, and that my experience sailing against a bunch of these guys before will help me.”Johnson’s crew—junior Kristen Lynch—was more forthright.“Clay tries to do every situation perfectly, almost to an extreme,” she said. “When he doesn’t start a race well, he can psych himself back, whereas a lot of other sailors aren’t as good...
...loathe and pity you, Core, because your pedagogues implicitly admit that you are a deeply flawed creature, even if they will not hazard a forthright statement. They know that for every “Justice” there are five “Chinese Imaginary Spaces...
While Karen didn't mind a mixed-age program, facilitators at Renfrew say older women can be less forthright in such groups and tend to mother the younger girls instead of focusing on their own needs. "Women with eating disorders are very good at taking care of everyone but themselves," says Grishkat...