Word: pushing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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While some of Forbes' rhetoric has changed, his views still make him unacceptable as the standard-bearer for that wing of the party. He will not push for a constitutional amendment to outlaw abortion altogether. "You have to recognize that in a democracy, people are not with you yet, and therefore you have to persuade," he says. So leaders like James Dobson of Focus on the Family, who met with him one on one, come away disappointed. As Dobson's lieutenant Gary Bauer puts it, "We're way too far down the road to be satisfied with snappy applause lines...
...through Congress that year. The group set about drafting model bills for the states and providing information to affiliates nationwide. At the grass-roots level, activists organized prayer vigils and phone banks to persuade state legislators. The strategy has worked. Douglas Johnson, legislative director of the NRLC, believes the push has changed the nature of the abortion debate. "The question is now determining what are the parameters...
...police officers reached the scene within five minutes of the accident. In their official report, the officers described the scene thus: "Numerous people, mainly photographers, were shooting pictures of the right rear of the car, whose door was open." One of the officers "rushed up and attempted to push back the photographers, who offered resistance. They were virulent, pushy and continued to take photos, intentionally preventing him from bringing aid to the victims. One of them pushed [the officer] back and declared, 'You piss me off. Let me do my work. At Sarajevo at least the cops let us work...
...addition, the atmosphere of a road race will force you to push yourself harder than you would by yourself and be the perfect kickstart to get the edge back into your training...
...held on a $1 million bond, seemed normal enough. One of the six, Justin Sledge, provided some clues with a note from murder suspect Luke Woodham: "I am not insane. I am angry. I killed because people like me are mistreated every day. I did this to show society push us and we will push back." Another explanation might lie in the boredom of teen small-town life, says TIME Atlanta bureau chief Sylvester Monroe...