Word: pride
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...early allegiance to the Republicans was a function of resistance and of pride, not of political principles. It was because I was raised in a liberal Jewish family in New York City and we were long-standing Democrats, the descendants of relatively recent immigrants, that it was novel to be a Republican. It was because I attended the United Nations International School for seven years, where I was one of about seven kids in my class born in the U.S.A., that I was particularly amenable to Republican patriotism. It was Reagan's image as an uplifting, all-American leader that...
...first choice is to "Quit." You think to yourself with pride: "I'm no quitter! I refuse to give up." The second is to "Debug," but it is cold out and all the bugs are gone for the winter so you don't click that. The last option is to see "Details" about the error that only remind you that you really are not a rocket scientist...
Britons' overwhelming reaction to the death of Diana no doubt stemmed in part from her unique efforts to modernize, humanize and gain acceptance for an institution that is a source of great fascination and pride to the British but still an enigma to them. CHRIS LUSHER Jakarta...
Which, of course, she does, but Catherine doesn't question his motives. She wagers all she has on the purity of Morris's love, while Morris himself begins a protracted, ugly rivalry with the skeptical Dr. Sloper. As Morris tells Catherine, "I stake my pride on proving to your father that he is wrong," failing to realize that his intended declaration of love has become a declaration...
However, I have never found any other physical activity that has given me more of a sense of accomplishment and well-being than running a road race. Whoever said, "Pain is short, pride is forever" must have been a runner...