Word: resisted
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...some of that agreement may be tenuous, and Hamas, like Fatah, may face internal political troubles as a result of its ascent. Although the Islamist movement is far more disciplined than its secular nationalist rival, many leaders in Hamas opposed the decision to participate in elections, and they will resist the trend towards reaching any level of accommodation with Israel...
...last 30 years," and Socialist Ségolène Royal, who has scandalized her party leadership by praising Tony Blair's pragmatic market policies. They'll hear none of that at the Sorbonne these days. But for all the fury last week, even France can't resist the winds of change forever...
...look the same. But they can sometimes feel that they are living a dual life, going back and forth between camouflage and pearls. Sarvis, who likes to wear glittering chandelier earrings, thinks she has become much more consciously feminine when out of uniform since joining ROTC.Waterman tries to resist that separation. She purposefully takes a pink sports bag to ROTC rather than a generic backpack, and when she wears her BDUs to class, she brings her laptop in a hot pink bag. But Bras and Waterman agree that it can also be a relief to be in uniform; they...
...year-old Chicago-native lay out his vision for the Bay State. But in a race that is rapidly becoming a fight for the middle ground, the Patrick campaign is financially lagging behind its primary opponent. Patrick urged his supporters to intensify their fund raising efforts and resist partisan labels. The 90-minute event, largely a celebration of Patrick’s vision and experience, challenged the grassroots campaign to bring more people and more money into the campaign. The Boston Globe reported yesterday that the Patrick campaign was more than $3 million behind Democratic primary opponent Mass. Attorney General...
Harvey has noted that people often have trouble with this saying and for good reason—neither one is actually true! The idea that you should overeat to fight a cold and resist food when you have a fever dates as far back as 1574, when a dictionary maker named Withals wrote, “Fasting is a great remedie[sic] of feuer...