Word: refraining
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...life better, whatever we may believe the good life to be. It may involve being exceptional; it may involve being average; it may involve being a happy pig or an unhappy Socrates. But these decisions are no more (and no less) complex than a thousand other ethical concerns. To refrain from them simply because the buzzword "genetic engineering" is involved does not guarantee a child an "open future" but rather a random future, a Russian roulette future. No child is made more "free" if his or her hair color, number of limbs or even sexual orientation is chosen by chance...
...Senate votes and will soon hit the floor. Passing this bill will begin the attack against one facet of a political system with enough loopholes to make the "favor for access" exchange legal. We can only hope that President George W. Bush, in the spirit of such reform, will refrain from pardoning for political or monetary gain in the future...
...College professors already give shortened lectures during the beginning of shopping period, and some repeat their presentations during the same class period--the College should urge more professors to do the same. With the exception of continuing language classes, in which daily homework is the norm, professors should also refrain from making papers and problem sets due before study card day--especially when late assignments will not be accepted...
...allowing it to keep up with the Army's speedy M-1 tanks. "In Desert Storm our tanks were outrunning our artillery," says General John Keane, the Army's No. 2 officer. "That's a no-no in terms of operational success." That assertion has become the Army's refrain in justifying the Crusader...
...pixels. It even measures the ratio of skin color to other colors to estimate how much clothing the image contains. The software, which developer Content Technologies markets to corporate technology departments, also includes "face detection," so close-ups won't be mistaken for pinups. Still, you may want to refrain from sending baby pictures to the office...