Word: heeling
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...give up my principles on a moment’s notice, yet unable to individuate myself from the consumerist herd? Yes and Yes. But I already knew I was like that. Anyway, this time around, ankle boots are much more tolerable, and more like a significantly sturdier high-heel. They are generally being shown with skirts as opposed to pants. If they are shown with pants, the pants must be skinny and tuck into the boots themselves. Kate Moss is excellent at wearing ankle boots tucked into pants. I have always admitted she is a very talented woman. Unfortunately, however...
...majority this fall by tagging Republicans as cultivators of a "culture of corruption" with some high-profile cases, including former representatives Tom DeLay of Texas, Randy "Duke" Cunningham of California and sex-scandal plagued Mark Foley of Florida to use as fodder. Jefferson could be the Dems' Achilles' heel in this morality play, and it's no secret that the party leadership, who stripped him of his influential seat on the House Ways and Means Committee, want...
...many of the freedoms attained by Russians after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Russians have watched their legislature and judiciary become increasingly subordinate to the Kremlin, which also claimed the power to run the regions by directly appointing governors. The corporate sector, too, has been brought to heel, intimidated by the Kremlin's power to use tax laws and other means to keep them in line...
...research and writing might land a student in hot water. But even if common sense (or dictorial rule) demands avoiding certain topics while in Cuba, opportunities for more critical research and writing will remain upon return to Harvard.Harvard’s new presence in Cuba comes on the heel of DRCLAS’s prodigious efforts in expanding study abroad opportunities for undergraduates, which currently include programs in Argentina and Chile. Harvard-administered study abroad programs have the added benefit of attracting students who might be otherwise suspicious of a program’s rigor. DRCLAS, along with...
...become a global PC heavyweight. "Amelio is doing exactly what needs to be done," says Joseph Ho, an analyst at Daiwa Institute of Research in Hong Kong. And if Lenovo gets some breathing room, maybe He, the chief technology officer, can focus on learning how to tell a Tar Heel from a Blue Devil...