Word: indirectness
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...abortion personally but want no constitutional amendment to control it. But for John Paul, activism is essential on human rights. "If a person's right to life is violated at the moment in which he is first conceived in his mother's womb," he has said, "an indirect blow is struck also at the whole of the moral order." He urged the cheering crowd in Washington to "demand that society give all life its protection...
...Shao-chi), the former Chinese head of state who was Mao's main rival in the power struggle of the early 1960s and who reportedly died in disgrace in 1969. There were signs that his escutcheon might soon be refurbished. In his speech Ye paid Liu an indirect compliment by mentioning the "great importance" of a party congress that had been dominated by Liu. More dramatic was the sudden re-emergence of Liu in a huge new painting depicting the leaders who had assembled with Mao-and Ye-for the proclamation of the People's Republic three decades...
Harvard actually thought it had opened the scoring in the second half when, with 30 minutes gone, a penalty kick breezed past Big Red goaltender David Weed. Crimson jerseys streamed on to the field, but the celebration was premature, as officials ruled that the penalty called for an indirect kick, and the ball had gone directly into...
Like many self-made Texans he preferred the frontal assault to the indirect maneuver. He was convinced that the best way to transcend the malaise of Viet Nam was for our leaders to be visibly engaged in a tough defense of the American interest. He demonstrated immediately that the notorious Nixon "Palace Guard," which forced Cabinet members to deal with the President through White House assistants, could not survive the challenge of a determined Cabinet member. He simply ran over them on international economic policy. If he needed White House guidance, he simply crossed the street from the Treasury...
...message was not an indirect, subtle signal. It was an authoritative personal message to Richard Nixon from Chou Enlai, who emphasized that he spoke not only for himself but also for Chairman Mao and Vice Chairman Lin Biao (Lin Piao...