Word: relishingly
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...want to be the Grinch. I don't relish the position of condemning other students' religious practices. But by putting their tree--"X-mass," Christmas, Holiday, or whatever you call it--in my dining hall, those students are forcing me to confront the ideology of Christian communal identity three times...
Often after Johnson won his way over someone, he would tell the story to others with relish, burnishing and enlarging the tale as he went. He did that in another call to Senator Russell relating how he had persuaded Chief Justice Earl Warren to chair the assassination commission. "You know what happened? Bobby ((Kennedy)) and them went up to see ((Warren)) today, and he turned them down cold and said no. Two hours later, I called him and ordered him down here, and he didn't want to come, and I insisted he come. He came down here...
...best part). The pureed sweet potatoes and asparagus with cheese were impressive variations on the traditional vegetable options. The cranberry bread was a balanced ensemble of sweet and tart. The gravy was a light one, mostly turkey drippings; the stuffing didn't even need it. The cranberry relish was enhanced with pears, but I still hate the stuff. And the chestnuts and prunes were spectacular, as always, but they gave me indigestion for the rest of the weekend...
Israel continues to impress at the Crimson end, allowing only a fluky Kelly Jones goal in the first 40 minutes and staving away several Brown chances late in the game, but like Tomassoni he didn't relish the outcome...
Which brings us to the Gore-Perot mano a mano. Perot is right; the President's challenge is a desperate gamble. The Texan, who smacks his lips at the very thought of red meat, accepted with relish. Meanwhile, the Harvard-educated Gore is hitting the books...