Word: redeeming
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...ALWAYS cherished the ideal of undying love. Even if hidden in some sanctum of the mind or heart, immutable fidelity can redeem life's most tragic events or a person's most serious character flaws. Without this great love, the inspiration behind the sonnets of Shakespeare and Rilke, man is reduced to animal, functional but not transcendant, efficacious but not lasting...
...common forms being heavy drinking, philandering and, among diplomats, smuggling Western consumer goods--their peers are supposed to recall them to righteousness. The party had a series of weapons for these situations, ranging from a slap on the wrist, vygovor (a reprimand), to expulsion. But the party prefers to redeem rather than punish. The higher a transgressor's rank, moreover, the greater the tendency to cover up his misdeeds...
...could have been nerves, lack of experience, or plain bad luck. Whatever the reason for the loss, the icewomen will have a chance to redeem themselves when they travel to Brown tonight for their second game of the year...
Thirty seven years ago, Jawaharlal Nehru declared that India had made a "tryst with destiny," a pledge to "awaken to life and freedom." It is time for us to redeem that pledge once again. The belief in freedom and independence that was so much live on in the hearts and minds of the people of India. The lamp that was lit by Mahatma Gandhi and Jawarharlal Nehru must...
...unravel." The trial, which may last as long as four months, is nevertheless expected to reopen old debates about the Viet Nam War. It will also tackle an even more irreconcilable conflict: the need to protect a free and vigorous press vs. the individual's right to redeem his reputation...