Word: properer
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...conservative icon Margaret Thatcher. The long-retired British Prime Minister regaled DeLay with an account of her efforts to end the cold war more than a decade earlier. As for Abramoff, a spokesman contends he is "being singled out for actions that are commonplace in Washington and are totally proper...
...guidelines are contained in a 182-page style manual and an 83-page list of proper names plus phrases or words that TIME may spell in ways that differ from standard dictionaries (racquet, kidnaped). The manual and word list are constantly evolving. Foreign words, for example, are italicized (contras, Ostpolitik) until they have entered the language (détente and nouvelle cuisine...
From such muddles it becomes clear that the courts have not yet found the proper balance between freedom of speech and protection of reputation...
...Facts, tells young people, "It's okay to say 'no,' " but that if they do have sex, then the pill and condom are the safest birth control methods. Network officials steer away from the topic of contraceptives, even in paid advertisements. Says George Schweitzer, a CBS vice president: "The proper forum for the discussion is in news and public affairs programs where there is a balanced format to present both sides...
Hulit fitted Einstein with black dress shoes that were comfortable. The pleased professor thanked Hulit profusely, signed his name to his shoe drawings and gave the paper to Hulit. The paper still hangs in Hulit's home. Being a proper Princetonian, Hulit gave Einstein shoes that were appropriate for a public appearance. "The man had never had a pair of black shoes in his life," recalls Hulit. "But I knew he was due to appear at an event in New York City pretty soon. I wasn't going to let him go in brown shoes or sneakers. Even...