Word: possessives
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...mention modes of government), life under communist rule does not appeal to residents of the island. Although many of the democratic liberties currently enjoyed by Taiwanese have appeared only in the past decade, they will not willingly risk surrendering any of the privileges and rights they now possess...
...important to realize that it takes a very special set of qualities to be a good master, and not all Harvard Faculty, however distinguished and excellent in other respects, possess them," writes Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis '68 in an e-mail message...
...moment, Christopher and Siena, dervishing through the terrible twos, are less articulate, less mentally developed, than a reasonably accomplished chimpanzee or bonobo (pygmy chimp), each of whom would easily outdistance the twins in communication skills, memory and complex consciousness of the world around them. So: Should the chimps, who possess better minds, have some of the legal protections that the twins, by birth, enjoy...
...leads me to a house phone. I speak with an operator and discover that I have not been paged. The blue-coated man asks me how things went on the phone, and I must report to him that I was not in fact paged, but instead that I possess a remarkable sense of self-importance. He looks at me dimly, and says, "Stay off the sauce, buddy. I know the drinks are free, but you'll play better...
...Sacrilege!" you might cry, to compare the two. However, the parallels are undeniable. Both Morrissey and the Backstreet Boys possess boyish charm and good looks that are distinctly sexual while not being overly threatening or macho. And while the Boys attract hordes of screaming crowds and attempted groping wherever they go, the situation on Lansdowne St. was not much different. When the doors to the show opened, there was an immediate mad crush of people clamoring to be in the front of the stage so that they might be able to grasp a touch of Morrissey's hand...