Word: quest
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Burner, who wanted to run in a district that stretches from wealthy Seattle suburbs to farmland at the base of Mount Rainier, passed muster. Now the two are bonded on a historic adventure--the Democrats' increasingly promising quest to evict Republicans from the leadership suites they have occupied for the past dozen years. "This Microsoft mom is going to be part of us taking back the Congress," Emanuel said hoarsely at a rally in a Mercer Island, Wash., community center last week...
HIGH HOPES Pneumonia ended Ali Bushnaq's quest to be the first Palestinian up the mountain. But his teammates on the Everest Peace Project, including two Israelis, made...
...much of the film, Ofelia's fairy-tale quest is secondary to the power vectors at work in the house. Tensions bubble between the Captain and Ofelia's weak mother, and especially the Captain and the housekeeper Mercedes (Maribel Verd?). These are two marvelous characters. She has a quiet ferocity to match her cunning, which makes her a splendid revolutionary heroine. He is the real monster of the story, with a sadism bred in him by his own soldier father, and a macho theatricality that makes him a great movie villain. López (who has played memorably creepy types...
...Arabica in my mug. During early childhood, parents take us to football practice, ballet lessons, or early-reading classes to prepare for school. Then, many struggle with waiting lists to get their kids into elite prep schools a la Eton. Soon the time will come for standardization in the quest for the elusive Ithaca: elite colleges. To the application recipe, add a pinch of both “productive” extracurriculars and “useful” summers. Always remember the secret ingredient: “It should look good on paper...
Successful journalism is a business based on public trust, and the quest for objective reporting is why papers like this one have conflict-of-interest policies. In the big leagues, reporters on the political beat don’t participate in advocacy efforts, they don’t give money to campaigns, and many of them don’t even vote...