Word: heartlessly
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...conduct the transaction outside eBay by wiring the money to a Western Union office. In her excitement Smith didn't stop to think that the arrangement sounded a little fishy. She jumped. And she got scammed. She wired the $2,400 and got no dress in return. Only a heartless--and brazen--message from the scam artist copping to the fact that she'd been...
...Marlyn McGrath Lewis in an email. “And we are interested in other kinds of distinction, such a record of support for good works of all kinds.”Of course, this makes sense. Harvard hasn’t gained its reputation by admitting untalented and heartless souls.Nevertheless, Lewis added:“When it comes to evaluating applicants to the College of course a fundamental consideration is the academic match, as indicated by academic achievement in the past.”Ay, there’s the rub.For all of Cheek’s fame, intrigue...
...public comments are radical, misguided and a bit nuts. This kind of thing happens all the time. When leaders, even student leaders, consistently say wacky things, we assume they are a bit wacky. President Bush consistently says and does things that hurt poor people, so Democrats call him heartless. That’s not an ad hominem attack; it’s a logical conclusion drawn from the policies he pursues. As president of the HRC, Dewey is a public figure. When public figures on campus hold wacky beliefs, we have the right to call them out. That?...
...arrested for blocking the entrance of the Capitol, but felt it was a small price to pay to try to convince politicians that the budget is a moral document, and that it is immoral to cut programs that are meant to help the poor. This bill is so heartless that after it becomes law, disabled children from impoverished families will not be able to receive crutches...
...prizewinning novelist Richard Russo (Empire Falls) and two-time Oscar-winning screenwriter Robert Benton (Kramer vs. Kramer, Places in the Heart). They smoothed out and sped up the book's curlicue plot, ratcheted down the raunch, added a couple of drama-class monologues and sweetened the book's rather heartless surprise ending...