Word: loyal
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...fruition. Whereas in other colonies the British never established their own people firmly enough, or inevitably alienated them when they did, in Ulster they were completely effective in their creation of Protestant plantations. The Protestants subordinated and supplanted the native (and hostile) Catholic population, and established themselves as the loyal majority. To the discomfiture of the British government, they have remained steadfastly loyal ever since...
Thus far the schism is loud but small: the larger parishes are remaining loyal. But there is potential for dramatic skirmishes in the next year or two, especially if courts rule that departing parishes can retain their property. As if to remind the bishops of the threat, a parish in nearby West Palm Beach became the 18th to quit the denomination. It will join the emerging "Anglican Church of North America," which was proclaimed last month at an emotional rally of 1,750 traditionalists in St. Louis. Besides women priests, the group protests modernization of the church's liturgy...
Punk, Paul Redford, serves Birsh admirably as the loyal valet. While Birsh is carrying on with his dreams, which always leave him on the verge of dying, Redford maintains order, paying the rent and buying Kellog's Pop Tarts for breakfast...
...season, Benninger went from battling it out in the trenches for the Crimson as an offensive guard to the cerebral summit of diagraming plays on the blackboard at Dillon Field House. Currently a second semester senior, Benninger was ineligible to play this season and instead became freshman coach Loyal Park's offensive tactician...
...temptation to gentleness which can be the kiss of death." And, "It is a charming arrogance of diplomats the world over to suppose they set an example?to whom, or of what, the devil himself will never know." Such sly aperçus are those of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition, a man who served his term as foreign officer and intelligence operative. As such, Le Carré makes no apologies for his work. "The spy form is expanding for me as much as I want," he finds. "I think it's possible to do wonderful things with...