Word: idealizations
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...Jersey-born, Rome-based Jesuit, Father Keith Pecklers, says the ideal successor "will be a combination of the two" most recent superior generals. "We need someone with Arrupe's prophetic vision and courage but also it's absolutely key the leader will be someone with the diplomatic skills Kolvenbach has to maintain close ties with Holy...
...these Pats will be forever tarnished by the Spygate affair, in which the team was caught trying to steal an opponent's signs, using a sideline camera. On the surface, more controversy would seem like the last thing the league needs. But it turns out the Patriots are the ideal villains. The drama inherent in their chase for an unblemished record and the emotions the team engenders make these imperfect Pats perfect for the NFL--and especially for the league's bottom line...
...seemed very stoic after the 2006 Olympics. Weren't you disappointed by the results? Philippe Bellevin, SAN FRANCISCO I'm always out to ski hard. If I get good results, that's ideal. But I feel I've been true to myself my entire career with my effort. My intensity is really second to none on the World Cup. The effort and intensity are the only things I can control. If other guys ski better, you don't get the results...
...Zuma, to be sure, is hardly an ideal leader. Mbeki sacked him as Deputy President in 2005 after his financial adviser was convicted of corruption over an arms deal with a French company, and last week the Directorate of Special Operations filed papers in the Constitutional Court expanding similar charges against Zuma himself. And in 2006, he was in court again, acquitted on a rape charge, although his testimony nonetheless revealed questionable attitudes on sex, including an admission that he had unprotected sex with a woman he knew to be HIV positive...
...kind of enjoying the fact that it’s a smaller class,” he says. “I can see everyone’s face and see if they are understanding the course...In an ideal world, all the classes here would be smaller...