Word: resisted
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...really glad HSA and OCS are organizing this panel because when I was here there was absolutely no advice," Gabrieli said he "couldn't resist" telling students about his own lessons...
...that this "responsibility" demands a complete fidelity to the source novel. Holland's characteristic quirks and odd-ball sense of humor--in Europa Europa, she made a character's foreskin a consistent source of laughs--resist any firm allegiance to an inherited script. "For me it is more playful to make somebody else's material," she affirms; it allows her to "concentrate on the interpretation more [than] having to create everything from scratch...
...were looking for him because of his longtime friendship with McVeigh. According to the report, the agents read Nichols his rights and asked him his Social Security number. He gave one, but said he could not be sure it was right. He told the agents that like others who resist government control, he no longer used a Social Security number. He refused to sign a form called "Interrogation: Advice of Rights" because, he said, the word interrogation reminded him of Nazis. But he did give consent to a search of his truck and house, saying that there was nothing...
Although I am one of those underage drinkers [NATION, Sept. 8], my college career means more to me than drinking. The drinking culture begins not in college but often in high school, and frequently that is when the peer pressure begins. When an individual resists this pressure in high school, then, one hopes, he will continue to resist it in college, making his own responsible choice. It is important not to characterize all colleges and universities as party schools. There are plenty of institutions of higher education where drinking is not the top priority. ANN MARIE RICHARDSON Richfield, Ohio
...front of returning favorites, NBC's Must-See-TV lineup still offers the largest draw. Who can resist the exploits of Ross, the slightly awkward, yet sexually appealing Friend? Who can resist the adventures of Monica, the slightly neurotic and clearly anorexic Friend? And, how about our old pals at "Seinfeld?" We can all confidently look forward to another season characterized by clever plots, urbane, witty humor and more attractive women for Jerry...