Word: resistency
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...they won the National Debate Tournament. King was writing to me as he was traveling to Philadelphia, and he took a break during the flight. When he got back to the computer he said, “I see that in the interim John has responded, and I will resist reading.” At times, in the middle of their narratives, they would ask questions of each other, checking that their facts were accurate...
...think Hyundai has gotten a lot of mileage out of the warranty. I consistently prefer the Kia models, but the Hyundai warranty is hard to resist," says Rebecca Lindland of IHS Global Insight. Another telltale sign of the growing popularity of the South Korean brands: Internet screen views of Kia products have increased 283% year over year, the largest of any mainstream brand, according to a study by AutoTrader.com. Views of Hyundai vehicles also increased substantially. (See pictures of the best-selling cars in China...
...next century. At the start of World War I, Socialists and isolationists opposed the draft on the grounds of civil liberties: Charles Schenck, the general secretary of the Socialist Party of America, was convicted of violating the Espionage Act of 1917 for distributing leaflets that urged men to resist the draft. In the famous case Schenck v. the United States, Schenck argued (unsuccessfully) that conscription was the equivalent of "involuntary servitude" and thus prohibited by the 13th Amendment...
...Merkel's victory speech, she emphasized her intention to be a "Chancellor to all Germans." If she meant this as a warning that she intends to resist her new partner's tax-cutting agenda, Westerwelle won't be happy. The final shape of the new government won't emerge until after a period of horse-trading and a vote in the Bundestag, probably in a week or two, to confirm Merkel as Chancellor. Westerwelle, despite his focus on economics, is expected to become Foreign Minister, the traditional role for the leader of the junior coalition party. The biggest foreign policy...
...start of 2009, Pearl Jam were without a record deal and seemingly without a meaningful future. As the only major survivor of Seattle grunge and 90s mainstream rock to resist implosion, the band, still based in Seattle after all these years, appeared anachronistic, past-it, irrelevant. Beginning with 1996’s “No Code,” and most noticeably with 2000’s “Binaural” and 2003’s “Riot Act,” Pearl Jam produced minor, experimental records, collections of songs in different genres rather...