Word: meekly
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BOOKS: Multitude lays out how the meek can inherit the earth...
...goad London, suggesting the men were special forces. According to Sadegh Ziba Kalam, professor of political science at the University of Tehran, Iran wanted to show "that it is a powerful country in the region that cannot be circumvented and ignored." Tehran has lots of reasons not to appear meek these days. U.S. forces are now deployed on two sides, in Afghanistan and Iraq, and Iran's leaders feel it hasn't been given enough credit for helping the Americans in Afghanistan. It has had recent border disputes with Arab neighbors. The E.U. has just blasted its human-rights record...
...Hyun has earned the adoration of Asian audiences by acting tough. In 2001's blockbuster romantic comedy My Sassy Girl, she outdrank and verbally abused her meek onscreen boyfriend, all (more or less) in the name of love. In person, you don't get many of the withering glares, emasculating insults?and certainly not the Tyson-like uppercut?that Jun displayed on screen. Instead, you meet someone who politely waits for you to order lunch. In real life, it turns out, Jun isn't that sassy...
...troops over there and tell those people to put down the arms.” The Administration’s inaction is already breeding considerable cynicism. “The problem for Haiti is that it’s not oil-rich,” said Rep. Kendrick Meek...
...book "Spectacular! The Story of Epic Films," the elegant historian Carlos Clarens (using the pseudonym John Cary) gave a fair evaluation of "King of Kings": "De Mille's version of Christ was a fundamentalist one: H.B. Warner was indeed 'a sweet Jesus, meek and mild,' and this time sheer reverence held De Mille in check. There were a couple of zebras drawing Magdalene's chariot, and the earthquake that follows the crucifixion was as stunning as the Red Sea parting, although virtually thrown away.... De Mille's sincerity was on a par with his stern ruling that, during production...