Word: oaths
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Daingerfield High School, King was considered brilliant but an oddball. He refused to sign an oath, required of all local teachers, acknowledging God. His teaching methods were somewhat bizarre. For instance, he let students whose marks fell between Bs and Cs cut a deck of cards to determine their final grade. In 1972 he quit rather than teach retarded students, then became a truck driver...
Another of Borg's assets is his icy self-control. He rules his emotions so completely that so much as an on-court frown leaves fans and fellow players awestruck. In an exhibition match last year against Vitas Gerulaitis, Borg actually uttered a Swedish oath after missing a shot...
...climb aboard the waiting train: they are the current crop of 18-year-old Soviet draftees?about 1 million a year?heading off to begin their military service. After basic training and indoctrination at the camps, invariably hundreds of miles from their birthplaces, they will take a solemn oath to defend the motherland "with all my strength and in honor, without sparing my blood and without regard for my life...
...trial drew to an end, both Feliciano's and Amy's testimony had been seriously undermined by defense attorneys, who argued that the two jockeys' previous statements before federal grand juries were often contradictory. Amy, in fact, admitted to lying under oath before the grand jury in hopes of sparing his fellow riders. Said Amy: "I thought I could alleviate the pressure on me and my friends." When asked by the prosecutor whom he was hoping to protect, Amy replied: "Cordero and Velasquez...
...Elam. About half of the people who filled the courtroom that morning remained for the afternoon session. Emeka Ezera stood in the jury box to hear the charge. All of the people who were to testify on behalf of the defense and prosecution stood as the bailiff presented the oath. The judge ordered all witnesses sequestered, with the exception of Joan McGaw, the victim and plaintiff...