Word: ought
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...privilege of being surrounded by people with developmental disabilities. I strongly oppose the idea of adapting a child to the environment by using radical (what I would call Peter Pan) measures. I think that Ashley's parents are emotionally unprepared and haven't realized that it is they who ought to "reshape" and adjust to the needs of their child since they have the physical and mental ability to do so. Rosica Koleva Skopje, Macedonia
...obvious: professors should publish the ISBN numbers of course-required texts in syllabi and course-wide emails in order to facilitate easy ordering by students. This is not an unreasonable request, given that professors submit their reading lists to the Coop several weeks before the semester begins. Additionally, professors ought to design the first week or so of their courses in such a way that students who do choose to order books online—thus, having to wait longer for books—will not fall behind. Professors could achieve this by photocopying pertinent readings or assignments for students...
...real gaffe ought to reinforce some pre-existing suspicion: the Bush folks don't care about civil liberties, or Chirac is losing his marbles. One TV commentator, trying to explain his ginned-up outrage over Boxer, accused her of thinking that a black woman can't be Secretary of State without children - a form of prejudice so convoluted that no one could actually have it, let alone a liberal congresswoman from northern California...
RICE Indianapolis. [Laughs] I'm fine either way. I like Chicago. I like Lovie Smith. I like Indianapolis. I like Tony Dungy. But, for me, I'd like Peyton Manning to get this done. Great quarterbacks ought to have the Super Bowl...
...brands-- Forth & Towne, a midpriced line aimed at baby boomers, and Piperlime, an online shoe store--instead of working to make the Gap, Old Navy and Banana Republic relevant again. Rather than trying to be everything to everyone again, says David Bassuk, retail consultant at Kurt Salmon Associates, Gap ought to focus its brands on a narrower group--shoppers in their...