Word: inherited
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...same of immigrants like Asians and Latinos. Although there are a few cases where Asians and Latinos were subjected to dehumanizing treatment in the past (Asian-American activists often mention the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II), most Asians and Latinos are recent immigrants who don't inherit any legacy of past discrimination...
...spotlight was on Japanese Foreign Minister Tsutomu Hata amid speculation that he would inherit the post vacated by former Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa, who resigned two weeks ago. Like Hosokawa, Hata has been an outspoken critic of Japan's scandal-plagued political system; he also faces the challenge of holding together the fragile seven-party coalition that brought Hosokawa to power. Parliament is expected to vote on a new Prime Minister this week...
...Murtaza's return that sparked an ugly feud over who should inherit the Bhutto legacy. Nusrat drew cheering campaign crowds for Murtaza last fall by holding aloft his two-year-old son and proclaiming the male line as her husband's true heirs...
...fared under his stewardship. This was a set-up, but with a twist. Stager wanted the museum not exactly to fold, but to contract radically. Two members of his committee, moreover, would be beneficiaries of this contraction: As directors of the Fogg and Peabody museums, they are to inherit the parts of the collection which Stager wants to dispose of. Neither of them has examined the holdings soon to fall under his jurisdiction. These institutions and the other likely legatee, the Houghton Library, have full and important agendas of their own. The odds are that the artifacts and records...
...expect Butler and Proudfit to inherit all the glory; since Harvard has adopted a quicker, more aggressive offensive style, more substitutions will be made to keep the pace going...