Word: reminder
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...said, the Harvard baseball team did little to bring things into focus this past weekend in Florida. While the Crimson (2-3) showed lots of cause for optimism in winning two of its opening five games, there were still enough miscues in the field and on the basepaths to remind the team that work remains to be done...
...should not be necessary to remind America that when the Taleban destroyed the statues in Bamiyan, Afghanistan, they invoked an interpretation of the Qur'an that is insulting to Muslims and contrary to the fundamental tenets of Islam, which preaches tolerance for other religions: Let there be no compulsion in religion (2:256), Whoever wills, let him believe; and whoever does not will, let him disbelieve...
...should not be necessary to remind America that these beliefs were not only written in the Qur'an, but Muslims also practiced them. The most powerful Muslim empires to have existed--the Arab dynasties, Mughal India and the Ottoman empire--all allowed minority religions to flourish. Non-Muslims living in the Arab dynasties even reserved the right to be tried under their own religious laws--a feature not duplicated in any other system...
...Theme From) The Monkees" works just like the stroll down the street whose rhythm inspired its composition, a nice-guy "We're the Jets"; "Last Train to Clarksville" is a guitar-driven thing of pop splendor; "I'm a Believer" and "A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You" remind us what a distinctive stylist Neil Diamond was before he descended in the bathos-sphere with "I Am, I Cried" and "Longfellow Serenade." And "I'm Not Your Stepping Stone" simply rocks...
...Tuesday started off with some bargain hunting, but it isn't likely to be the big bounce. Before the bell, the Commerce Department reported that February retail sales - need I remind anyone that consumer spending is two thirds of the U.S. economy and its safety net in hard times? - dropped 0.2 percent, dramatically lower than Wall Street forecasts for a 0.3 percent gain. And without auto sales - think lower interest rates and car loans - it was even worse...