Word: infliction
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...Gore can successfully sell his ability to enact real change, he might inflict some damage: Not only does Bush make tree-huggers cringe, but the governor continues to insist we don't know the reasons behind global warming. We need more time, he says. More studies. Will he change his mind when he reads the AP story...
...will adopt the latter view of an immigrant's rights under the Constitution and the law. As the 5th Circuit noted, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights mandates that no person shall suffer "arbitrary arrest and detention." It would be a shame if the U.S. were to inflict such punishment on human beings simply because they have fallen through the cracks of a state-centered world...
...Cheney gets a chance, he could inflict a few blows on his opponent: Lieberman is vulnerable on his once staunch opposition to Hollywood-sponsored violence, which has dwindled considerably in the past few months of spectacular fundraising efforts in Los Angeles. Cheney's best shots, however, will probably come in the form of attacks on Gore's policy record and fundraising practices...
...comrade's skulduggery at the same time the nation did, Fujimori "must have felt like he was hit by a missile in the face," says a friend. His challenge then was to strike out at Montesinos without destroying himself. Two days later, the President chose to self-inflict a wound. On national TV, he announced that just months after winning a third term in an election international observers described as unfair, he was ordering new elections in which he would not stand. Fujimori startled Peruvians further by stating that he would disband the SIN, one of the main props...
...with access to student's confidential files and a seat on Harvard's disciplinary body--the Administrative Board--senior tutors have the power to inflict a broad spectrum of punishments on students...