Word: prided
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...less than five years; they're forced to deal with the usual petty racism; Taotao's Mandarin, to the dismay of his parents, quickly degenerates, as does his filial piety; the Wus are barraged by a snooty Chinese emigrant community that brays endlessly about our protagonists' lack of national pride, harassing them for large donations to Chinese flood victims; and the Dalai Lama makes a cameo, mouthing platitudes ("It's not difficult to rationalize injustice...
...nation's largest biodiesel plant there. The four-month-old refinery positively gleams (and smells vaguely like lawn clippings because of the vegetable oil used to make the biodiesel). As he scales a 500,000-gallon (1.9 million L) holding tank, plant manager Sid Watts can't conceal his pride. He points to the dock, where ships bring in vegetable oil from places like Indonesia and Malaysia, and to the rail terminal, where trains will help transport 100 million gallons (380 million L) of biodiesel a year to Imperium's customers. Watts is happy to see his refinery jump-start...
...some ways, bullfighting bulls have it better. “Brand-name” bull ranches have sometimes been in the family for generations, and breeders take great pride in raising strong, fierce bulls . The animals range free in pastures until they are grown. Since bulls to be fought by beginners are supposed to be at least three years old, and those fought by full matadors at least four, “grown” means at least a full year longer in Spain than it does in the U.S. During the bullfight itself, which usually lasts about 15 minutes...
...changed her mind about what she wanted. The loud, brash, and hypercompetitive former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani most resembles Violet Beauregaurde. Consistently exaggerating his record when talking about “cleaning up New York City” and obsessively mentioning 9/11 in nearly every speech, his pride mirrors Violet’s, who embellished her own accomplishments in the hopes of intimidating the other children. Meanwhile, former Sen. Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.) doesn’t seem to want to be President, nor is he working too hard on the campaign trail. Many who know...
...sophomore Andrew Knapp at heavyweight. Colgan defeated Richard Vitale of Hofstra, 10-7, in a back-and-forth affair, garnering the winning points with 15 seconds left on the clock. Knapp, who could not hold on to his lead in regulation, battled James Guerin of the Pride into double overtime. Knapp was taken down with nine seconds remaining and lost, 6-4, to close the meet. “It was a good opportunity to wrestle some tough competition before Christmas break,” coach Jay Weiss said. “Now we know what we have...