Word: resistences
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...destitute farmers of central China, the allure of such plunder is hard to resist--but the reality of life as a tomb raider is less enticing. Feng, who asks to be identified only by his last name, recalls vividly the first time he descended into the crumbly earth of Henan province six years ago. In his village on the outskirts of Luoyang, robbing a tomb is similar to an initiation rite, and Feng, then 19, was filled with nervous excitement as he and a group of fellow raiders ambled into a local wheat field to see what they could...
...temperament and the times were well matched. It was 1942: Japan had just bombed Pearl Harbor, and the Republic of China was struggling to resist the invading forces of imperial Japan. Soong Mei-ling, then 45 and the wife of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, happened to be in the U.S. for medical reasons. Seizing the opportunity to champion her country's cause, she summoned all her energy and flashing-eyed eloquence to the task of urging the U.S. to side with her embattled land. For seven months, Madame Chiang, as she was best known in the West, seemed...
...RESIST EATING OUR VEGGIES...
...menu encapsulates both culinary cultures. Start with a Proven?al tapas of calamari with a puree of garlic, cream and bell pepper before moving on to an entrée of farm pigeon, grilled Lao-style. And though it might be 35?C outside, you won't be able to resist the chocolate soufflé to finish...
...first year after such legislation was enacted: when women are more fully aware of what abortion is, what it could do to them and what other options they have, they choose abortion less often. Abortion businesses certainly have no desire to lose clients, and so they vehemently resist any proposed laws that would enable women to make an informed choice...