Word: reject
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...possible to reject the theory that Blacks are encouraged to play other sports, nor can it be conclusively said that white high school baseball coaches are not prejudiced against Black players in general and are discouraging them from playing baseball. It may be that white coaches are prejudiced against Blacks, and only when a Black player is clearly superior is he allowed to play. It is also possible that if Blacks are generally better athletes than whites, high school coaches may encourage Blacks to play football and basketball because they generally return more money to the school because of greater...
...possible to reject the theory that Blacks are encouraged to play other sports, nor can it be conclusively said that white high school baseball coaches are not prejudiced against Black players in general and are discouraging them from playing baseball. It may be that white coaches are prejudiced against Blacks, and only when a Black player is clearly superior is he allowed to play. It is also possible that if Blacks are generally better athletes than whites, high school coaches may encourage Blacks to play football and basketball because they generally return more money to the school because of greater...
...title Living with Nuclear Weapons, is billed by its authors, the Harvard Nuclear Study Group,* as an exercise in ideology-free education, rather than advocacy. Much of the book is a history of the nuclear arms race. As if addressing the current congressional maneuvering over nuclear weapons, the authors reject both a comprehensive freeze on nuclear weapons development and the drastic cuts proposed by Reagan...
...question hanging over the Hyatt deal is approval from Braniff's secured creditors, who are owed $467.5 million and hold liens on the company's planes. They have been skeptical of reorganization efforts and had intended to begin repossessing the aircraft this week. If creditors reject the agreement, Braniff could face a court battle. Whatever happens, Braniff Chairman Putnam will not be around to run the born-again company. He repeated last week that he plans to quit his job by this fall...
...third suggestion, the Overpowering Assumption, I think is the best: but not for the reasons he suggests--that the assumption is so cosmic it may sometimes he accepted. It is rarely "accepted", we aren't here to accept or reject. we're here to be amused. The more dazzling, personal, unorthodox, paradoxic your assumptions (paradoxes are not equivocations), the more interesting an essay is likely to be. (If you have a chance to confer with the assistant in advance, of course--and we like to be called "assistants," not "graders"--you may be able to ferret...