Word: resistance
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...someone cannot resist their sexual urges, one should at least realize that "proper sex" is defined by "the circumstance and the person," said Lookstein...
...Deep down inside I can't resist Harkin's old fashioned liberalism," says Tom R. Laskawy '92. "People have been duped by George Bush...
...Hill explained. "But I went to work during certain periods knowing that it might happen." She spoke of her fear of being squeezed out of good assignments, losing her job, maybe even not being able to find any job at all within the Reagan Administration if she continued to resist Thomas' alleged overtures. At one point, she said, the stress she experienced from the tension of her relationship with Thomas caused her to be hospitalized for five days with acute stomach pains...
...Make it interesting. Let the reader know that you've really thought about why you're the perfect one for this job and this firm. Resist the temptation of "I am interested in pursing a career in consulting because I seek exposure to a broad range of industries." While it may be true, it is the standard opening line of consulting cover letters. Try to differentiate yourself--everyone wants to hire the uniquely suited candidate...
...authoritarian president. About 60 rebel guardsmen were reported killed in a clash with republic troops . . . The seizure of power in Tadzhikistan by Rakhman Nabiev, a hard-line former Communist Party chief, prompted thousands of people to defy a newly imposed state of emergency. Crying "Communist coup!," protesters vowed to resist Nabiev's administration . . . Armenia and Azerbaijan signed an agreement calling for a cease-fire and negotiations to end their dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh, the Armenian enclave inside Azerbaijan, but the fighting continued. Among those who helped broker the agreement was Boris Yeltsin. The Russian president, who is suffering from...