Word: objectionable
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That stance is more an objection to the irresponsible way the split was carried out than a rejection of the principle of self-determination. White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater explained, "We will not reward unilateral actions that pre-empt dialogue or the possibility of negotiated solutions."
The spat started when David Frost interviewed for public television the top allied commander in the gulf. Schwarzkopf said he had recommended that the U.S. keep fighting, since his troops could have "made it a battle of annihilation" that, by inference, would have finished Saddam's regime. To many listeners...
The Crimson's exploits during the search process may themselves have seemed unnecessary. But we have to ask ourselves: what would the presidential search have looked like had there been 10 months of unbroken secrecy? If the search committee had had its way, students and faculty may never have heard...
Each atrocity has its own circumstances, its own atmosphere and triggers, its tribal antipathies and peer-group expectations. It is interesting that the one police officer who expressed some objection during the Los Angeles beating was a woman -- a member of the California highway patrol, not the L.A.P.D. She was...
The objection that this proposal would pair those most in need of legal assistance with the least experienced attorneys is similarly specious. Experienced attorneys would serve as well in the four-week stints mentioned above; young lawyers could work under permanent supervisors; and a new lawyer certainly provides better assistance...