Word: objectional
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...your personal, involved, independently-minded assertion, your only job is to keep me awake. When I sleep I give C’s. How? By FACTS. Any kind, but do get them in. They are what we look for—a name, a place, an allusion, an object, a brand of deodorant, the titles of six poems in a row, even an occasional date. This, son, makes for interesting (if effortless) reading, and this is what gets A’s. Underline them, capitalize them, insert them in the top, “Illustrate...
...Court of Appeal ruling that Maori tribes could apply for title to areas below the high-water line, the law vests ownership in the Crown but allows Maori to claim "ancestral connection" to parts of the coastline and insist on being consulted about their use. Maori leaders who object to the law say the foreshores are part of their people's heritage; opposition politicians say the law gives Maori more rights
...corporate IT spending, Microsoft made a major play for our living rooms and pockets, with mixed results. It sank billions into the video-game business (Xbox and its soon-to-be-announced successor, Xbox 2), the cell-phone business (partnering with longtime ally Intel) and something called smart personal object technology (SPOT), which uses FM-radio bands to deliver sports, weather and stock prices to devices like watches and refrigerator-door magnets for a subscription of $59 a year...
...third time in as many years, rocker BILLY JOEL has crashed his car into an inanimate object. In 2002 it was a post. In 2003 it was a tree. Last week it was a house in Bayville, N.Y., down the street from the Piano Man's Long Island estate. Joel says he was on his way to pick up a pizza when his vintage 1967 Citroen skidded off the wet road, through some shrubbery and into the home. He suffered a minor cut on his left ring finger but refused medical attention. Police say the singer showed no signs...
Some members of the union object to the closed nature of the negotiations, demanding a more active role for regular union members...