Word: inaneness
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Prabhu said she believes a women who feelsthreatened by a sexual aggressor may find itdifficult to say "no" directly, and might giveonly nonverbal signals of refusal. In other cases,the woman may express unwillingness indirectly inan attempt to be tactful, Prabhu said...
Wittcoff described three cases in which shesaid courts allowed various groups, such asneighbors or co-workers, to sue on the groundsthat they were denied the benefits of working inan integrated community...
Smits reacted with obvious embarrassment and inan attempt to lighten the situation said theincident "ruffled my feathers...
...implicit message of the remake is that the soft budget constraints of the 80s were nothing to be ashamed of; that conspicuous consumption is not only understandable, but admirable; that people who dare to voice concerns aboutextravagant spending are irrational, insensitivegoofballs who need to be taught a lesson. And inan insidious way, it's a pretty convincingmessage...
Last year, Russell voted against an ordinanceto downzone the Thypins' property. Butneighborhood activists lobbied for the change inan attempt at its limiting industrial uses. Theordinance would have substantially decreased thevalue of the Thypin property...