Word: helplessly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...what will take place tomorrow in the frosty hills of Hanover, NH against Dartmouth is for the current Harvard generation to savor for the ages. And before blindly herding ourselves onto shuttles heading to New Haven on November 22--en route to watching a slaughter of a helpless, rebuilding Eli squad--anyone proud to wear crimson apparel ought to drive, take the bus, bike, jog or crawl (even hitchhike, damn it!) up north tonight or tomorrow with the intention of swarming the visitors' sideline and cheering the team to a tremendous victory over the obnoxious Big Green...
...trauma often stemming from abuse or neglect. The story of the 15-year old New Jersey teenager charged with sexually assaulting and strangling an 11-year old neighbor boy is all too common: sexually assaulted by a pedophile, the teenager turned around and inflicted harm on someone even more helpless than himself...
...Defense contractor" does not begin to describe Armstrong. Formerly with IBM, he is a shrewd marketing executive who will bring a hands-on style of management to a company that has begun to resemble a helpless giant. At Hughes, Armstrong spun off the automotive parts and defense businesses to bring the company to the cutting edge of the satellite and telecommunication industry. The market voted its quick approval of his latest move. After the story broke on CNBC last Friday, AT&T's stock rose 3.7%, to $45.19, while the rest of the market had a dismal...
...novel, the gods are denigrated and demonized by the poor women and bondmaids who have been victimized by their carelessness. Han's mother prays as a last resort before selling her daughter. But finally she is forced to realize that "Sky God has no eyes nor ears" for the helpless village women who "had cried to [him] from time immemorial" for relief from abusive husbands and yearly pregnancies. Han's own prayers that Wu will return her love are only answered when she constructs her own altar to an abandoned female idol she finds in the woods...
...Alvin] is really helpless. Since his income is limited, he doesn't really have too many options," said Leong's daughter...