Word: referents
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...quip that the French foreign minister suffered an attack of the vapors when he suggested the "axis of evil" formulation was simplistic. In a private meeting with Japanese officials, it was Powell who had to explain what "apoplectic" meant to his counterpart when Bush used that word to refer to the European overreaction to his global warming stance. The president sees many of his European critics as incapable of understanding what it means to be a leader...
...must curb Milosevic’s attempts to undermine its authority by hijacking the proceedings. Acting as his own attorney, Milosevic has seized the opportunity to transform the courtroom into a political pulpit from which to assail the foreign policy of the U.S. and the West. He continues to refer to the chief judge Richard May as “Mr. May” rather than “Your Honor.” The respectability of the court demands that Milosevic be kept on a tight leash—that he be subject to the rules of the court...
...student at Harvard in the late ’90s, I was witness to the folly of those politically-oriented Undergraduate Councils you refer to (Editorial, “A Step in the Wrong Direction,” Feb. 7): the Burma votes, fighting over gender-neutral language, and other meaningless effluvia better left, as you write, to those groups formed to address them rather than the one voice (albeit a hoarse one) for students’ concerns. At the time, however, the Crimson seemed to share a kindred spirit with the council in this respect of favoring political statements...
Yale also has been encouraged by the return of junior guard Chris Leanza, who missed most of the nonconference schedule recovering from shoulder surgery. While Leanza has not returned to his former position as a starter, Crimson players remember his efforts against them in 2001 and refer to Leanza as the “x-factor” in the contest...
...about books or pieces of music or movies that have inspired you? Of course there's the Bible, which I read every day. Then there's my father's memoirs, which I refer to all the time, not just for inspiration. I also read books related to my work...