Word: hardships
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...don’t recognize the harm to the Palestinian people that the withdrawal of aid may cause. The Palestinian Authority announced yesterday that it is delaying paying its employees for two weeks as it searches for new sources of funding, and we are certainly not celebrating the hardship that many Palestinian families will face. We acknowledge the difficult choice that Palestinians faced at the polls, but we cannot accept, on a categorical basis, that our own tax dollars be given to any authority that promotes terrorism.Hamas’ democratic ascent to the helm of the Palestinian Authority highlights...
...parents who withstood years of youthful rebellion and implied shame. "I was very moved by Grace's efforts," says Grayce Liu's mother Sue, who still calls her daughter by her given name. "She was finally appreciative of all the things I tried to do for her." The hardship these parents and kids have in reaching that kind of understanding reflects more than just the usual generational divide. There is also a cultural crevasse larger than that faced by immigrants' kids whose families at least share a Western civilization that makes American customs a little less alien. Sam Chang...
...Americans, according to the TIME poll; 69% call it a major concern. But it's not as much of a drag on spending as you may think. Yes, consumers will spend $24 billion more on energy this quarter than in the same period last year, a 21% jump. That hardship is prompting some to rethink holiday splurges. But prices have come down from their post-Katrina highs, far enough to spur a spike in consumer confidence. For a while, says college student May Rashid, 22, in Fort Worth, Texas, "gas prices were taking all my money," and she planned...
...wear loose clothes covering their legs, arms and head; streets are chaotic; and there are few starred hotels and restaurants. But when you stand on the bridge at the corner of Az-Zubayri and As-Sailah streets and drink in the walled city's gold-tinged beauty, some hardship may seem worthwhile. Sana'a, one of the world's oldest conurbations, lies in the embrace of the Jabal Nugum and Aiban mountain ranges at 2,200 m above sea level?the altitude ensures a gentle climate?and neither natural forces or invaders have leveled its 103 mosques, 14 hammams...
...wear loose clothes covering their legs, arms and head; streets are chaotic; and there are few starred hotels and restaurants. But when you stand on the bridge at the corner of Az-Zubayri and As-Sailah Streets and drink in the walled city's gold-tinged beauty, some hardship may seem worthwhile. Sana'a, one of the world's oldest conurbations, lies in the embrace of the Jabal Nugum and Aiban mountain ranges at 2,200 m above sea level - the altitude ensures a gentle climate - and neither natural forces or invaders have leveled its 103 mosques, 14 hammams...