Word: infliction
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...four of their comrades earlier this week, says TIME?s Cairo reporter Amany Radwan. "Their motivation is to tell the government: 'You think you have the upper hand, you have us in jail and impose death sentences, but we are still here and we?re still able to inflict damage...
...stab an inch-long, inch-deep incision into the shark's back--no easy task, considering that its skin is as thick as a watermelon rind and as tough as leather. The shark doesn't even flinch. "That's nothing," Meyer reassures me, "compared with the wounds they inflict on each other during mating." I slip a barb-tipped wire with a white plastic tag into the incision and tug hard to anchor it in place...
Indications are, however, that Bennett's hard charging is aimed at prodding Jones and her lawyers into accepting a settlement that would inflict the least possible political damage on Clinton. Others around the President, notably White House counsel Charles Ruff, are known to be pushing hard for a settlement, precisely on the ground that a trial is a no-win situation; even a complete legal victory would carry heavy political costs. For example, if Bennett has to question Jones about her sexual history, he could outrage the feminists who have been among Clinton's strongest supporters--and who have kept...
...interim government must be set up in Tirana, and swindled Albanians must get their money back. In spite of such determination, the residents of Vlora and other southern towns like Saranda and Delvina will not be able to march to Tirana and enforce their demands. But they could inflict serious damage on any government troops that might try to take the city...
...conclusion: don't write a thesis unless you're absolutely sure that you're ready for the sacrifice it involves. Hopefully, the grief a thesis can inflict will only serve to make the rest of senior spring seem more enjoyable; I'll find out whether that's true after March...