Word: reproaching
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...Anthony Keating's transformation is pecularly a product of his times, Alison Murray's dilemma has a more enduring nature. She has struggled in her adult life to be beyond reproach, to be called a "perfect woman," a "perfect mother." Now, mirroring the demise of England, her own value system collapses. She realizes that the sacrifice of her career done in order to care for her defective daughter Molly has only ended by causing other women to hate her. They had already hated her for her beauty; they now hate her because the example she sets makes too many demands...
...them is making a spectacular political comeback. As Defense Minister during the October War, Moshe Dayan was widely blamed for the military's lack of preparedness. Although officially cleared of blame by an investigative commission, he has still lived under something of a cloud of reproach. Washington was reasonably content with the appointment of Dayan, who gave up his membership in the Labor Party to join the coalition. The one-eyed hero of the 1956 Sinai campaign is regarded as a tough but imaginative negotiator. There is less enthusiasm for the new Defense Minister, former Air Force Chief Ezer...
...Crab, who qualifies for both categories. The mutt is not only ungrateful for the constant companionship of Launce, he even sullies the courtship between Launce's master (Proteus) constant companionship of Launce, he even sullies the courtship between Launce's master (Proteus) and Julia, prompting a mortified reproach from the ever-patient Launce: "Did not I bid thee still mark me, and do as I do? When didst thou see me heave up my leg and make water against a gentlewoman's farthingale. Didst thou ever see me do such a trick...
Lamented Selectman Martin H. MacNamara: "Apathy has crawled back into the system." Said local P.T.A. Representative Edward Mclntyre: "We should have invited Billy Carter." But for at least one Clintonian, what loomed largest was a possible reproach from on high. Said he: "I just hope Jimmy doesn't find out." On Thursday Clinton tried again, and this time drew 650. One reason: the local newspaper's warning that "TV will be there even...
...party's Central Committee meeting last week, Carrillo pledged that the Communists would "abide by the rules of the democratic game. Some reproach us for what they call a moderate policy line ... but the path is narrow and any thoughtless act, any attitude that does not take reality into account could provoke catastrophic reactions for Spain and for democracy." Wary of fueling rightist anger, the party, cautiously, canceled a mass rally scheduled for early this week. The party's legendary heroine, Dolores ("La Pasionaria") Ibarruri, also was forced to delay her return to Spain from a long exile...