Word: resistant
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...resist (the urge to live) in atropical paradise," he said. "It will be a veryattractive environment--financially as well asclimate-wise...
...disputes that the behavior exhibited by the President in the Starr Report was crass and distasteful. However, it is exactly this visceral reaction that mandates that the American people and Congress resist rushing to judgement by calling for the President's resignation or impeachment. Reason must take precedence over emotion...
Given the hypercompetitive climate in middle-class schools, it seems unlikely those parents will ever be converted. But average students can still be rescued if policymakers committed to the ideals of public education resist interest-group politics and pressure from powerful parents. Revamping special-education laws, to give school districts more flexibility in distributing resources, would give a boost to woodwork kids. So would offering incentives for schools to minimize ability grouping or bonuses for schools that put top-notch teachers--who generally instruct gifted children--in middle-achieving classrooms. Michigan State's Schmidt says the predicament of America...
...suit alleges no one was checking IDs and alcohol was being served "indiscriminately" to minors including Colt. Colt says she could not resist Keller's assault because she was drunk...
...Gulf War poster hangs on a wall not far from a sign advertising knife-sharpening services. Grazer asked that the film be "scarier and sexier." While some nudity and language that Hitchcock ditched due to the censorship restrictions of his day were restored, Van Sant has struggled to resist sheer exploitation. "I never thought this was a film that needed beefing up," he says. "The subtleties are its strengths...