Word: obvious
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...have to have a cause to live for," declares Chandruss, who devotes much of his time to caring for other AIDS sufferers. He lives at a novitiate of the Alexian Brothers, a Roman Catholic order that runs an ambulatory-care center for AIDS patients. Despite his obvious energy, he admits, "It still takes me up to two hours to get out of ) bed some mornings, and it's a daily battle to stay ahead of the disease." Ultimately, Chandruss believes, his secret of survival is an absolute faith in his ability to stay strong: "If you just think about staying...
Most Americans feel obvious satisfaction at the expression of sorrow and the payment of what amounts to reparations for a woeful chapter in national history. Still, a number of ethical questions swirl around the issue. Chief among them: Was the internment justified in the context of its time? Is it necessary or right to apologize for a difficult decision made under unprecedented wartime pressure...
Talking to athletes from other schools, though, it becomes obvious that they respect their Harvard counterparts, despite the fact that most Ivy types are unable to compete with the big guns on the football field or basketball court...
...shall be interested to read anything John Murphy writes about the issuing of pardons and the Iran-Contra affair. The connection between that subject, and Mr. Murphy's subject, is too obvious to need spelling...
...Iran-contra affair, our government used official secrecy to enable it to carry out activities which were illegal and contrary to popular will," Nields said. "When confronted, the officials responded as though the questioner had missed some very obvious point that they were engaged in covert operations...