Word: resisted
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Government officials say they try to steer Iraqis to smaller towns, where housing is cheaper and their skills are in greater demand. But Iraqis resist. "It's a major problem for us," says Mattias Sj�berg, a migration officer at the Swedish Migration Board in Stockholm. "We send people to the north or down south, but in the end many Iraqis end up in Stockholm, where there is a [Muslim] community...
...cigarettes, sexual deviancy, or eating Milky Way bars, all addictions have certain basic elements in common.” The survey’s questions include questions like “Are there particular areas of the ‘Net, or types of files, you find hard to resist?” (Oh, those Excel spreadsheets!). Once the survey is completed, addicts and non-addicts alike receive lengthy advice reports. For those Harvard students unfamiliar with the word “denial.” The site provides an example in our own lingo: “I don?...
...former assistant to Katie Ford, offers the latest creations from designers like Dolce & Gabbana, Carolina Herrera and Behnaz Sarafpour in various sizes and at 15% of the retail price. Lindner's beautiful array of evening and day wear is too tempting for most of her grateful leasers to resist. Many come on a regular basis to check out the inventory, pick out a few favorites and have them delivered to their homes. Lindner takes care of hemming and other minor alterations, and if you can't decide which creation to rent, she'll take photos of you in the dresses...
...order a few things," one editor blithely declared while admiring a rakish pleated dress with chocolate medallion print that will sell for $34.99 when it arrives in stores in May. Her Astrakhan coat and patent-leather boots might have been wildly expensive, but few?not even style arbiters?can resist the allure of fast fashion...
...part that Warren Beatty made famous. Not just because of his sloppy-chic good looks but also because of his friendly style. On this sunny winter day, Robin is preparing for a trip to Los Angeles to join client Catherine Deneuve on the set of Nip/Tuck, but he cannot resist taking a minute to offer romance tips to a gorgeous young Arab princess...