Word: offending
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Kevan Melrose and the crowd at Bright Center: Melrose, a bruising defenseman, likes to think of himself as the Crimson enforcer. Offend him and you're likely to be greeting the glass face-to-face or dusting ice chips off your rear. Melrose's police state tactics have earned the adoration of the crowd but the reprimand of referees (Melrose's 44 penalty minutes lead the team). Whenever Melrose is sent to the penalty box, the crowd gives him a loud cheer...
...Eastern and South Asian Affairs; Michael Armacost, Under Secretary for Political Affairs; National Security Adviser Colin Powell; Defense Secretary Frank Carlucci. The U.S. delegation to the U.N. strongly endorsed Arafat's admission. The arguments ranged from policy to practicality. A denial would undermine U.S. Middle East policy and would offend nearly the entire...
Because judges are isolated from the vagaries of political office and constituent pressures by life-time tenure, they are uniquely qualified to enter controversies of public policy where the actions of other governmental institutions offend the laws of this country...
Dukakis also had other selling points: he was bland enough not to offend anyone, unknown enough to reformulate his character throughout the course of a national campaign, and had a financial war chest that could rival the fundraising abilities of any Republican...
...Offend is a strong word. I'm bothered by the fact that the American people can't be told the simple truth -- the simple truth being that if we're going to get back our competitiveness, we have to decide what we're going to give up to get it back...