Word: resistance
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Another constitutional flaw, they believe, may be at work in remorseless people who lack conscience. If conscience is the product of conditioning, they write, "persons deficient in conscience may turn out to be persons who for various reasons resist classic conditioning--they do not internalize rules as easily as do others...
...Arts in Paris, casts traditional French fashion jingoism aside and calls Miyake "the greatest creator of clothing of our time." His designs challenge so many traditional expectations and break so many rules that they need different sets of standards to be understood or even worn. "I know many people resist or reject my clothing, because it's not a package that's already formed, like European clothing," the designer will concede. "Without the wearer's ingenuity, my clothing isn't clothing. These are clothes where room is left for wearers to make things their own. That may need courage...
...special effects. Sometimes there was a strange gelatinous gunk--"green slime" or "moon glob"--that could be picked up and hurled in lieu of snowballs. There were also acres of empty metal drums, industrial barrels just sitting around; it was hard for any self-respecting young thrill seeker to resist climbing inside and tumbling downhill. Parents seldom ventured into the area. So the town fathers and mothers did not know enough to fear that the moon glob and the barrels might have come from the Baird & McGuire factory, the plant at the Pastures' edge that produced pesticides and insecticides. Then...
Others agreed that Israel will resist pressure to meet the terrorists' ultimatum...
Fred couldn't resist a cute smile, and Gary craved company over a lonely intersession...