Word: resistible
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...Further, it enables us to use our linguistic and calculating capabilities toward a pure pursuit, without the sense of response we demand from conversation, or the compensation we get from employment. The crossword puzzle is a two-dimensional siren, and it is only the uninitiated and deaf who can resist her call. During my time on the LIRR, I responded to the siren's cry, sharpened my crossword puzzle skills, and became a lifelong "solver...
...light of the scarcity of reliable evidence in this case, we must resist the temptation to rush to judgment. We as a citizenry ought to follow the admirable example set by members of Congress from both parties and allow the investigation to proceed. Let us uphold the principle of innocent until proven guilty...
...while "natural" doesn't mean "good," it may mean "hard to resist." A male potentate's lust is not just stronger than most women can appreciate but also stronger than most men can appreciate. Few of us regularly encounter fawning, nubile women, laughing at our every joke, sighing at our every insight, curious about our every distinguishing characteristic. The temptation fostered by such adoration is "designed"--by natural selection--to be powerful...
...drumbeat for impeachment hearings has already begun. "It will be very hard to resist the impetus" for hearings, says House Judiciary chair Henry Hyde. The process starts with a congressional investigation. It takes a majority vote of the House of Representatives to impeach, and if the vote carries, a trial is conducted by the Senate. A two-thirds vote is required to convict, which would cause the President to be removed from office. Andrew Johnson is the only President ever impeached, and the Senate failed to convict him. In the only other close call, Nixon resigned at the height...
WASHINGTON: Will this be Bill Clinton?s finest hour? The President presents the first balanced budget in 30 years to Congress Monday, a whopping $1.73 trillion package with a $9.5 billion surplus. And despite his ?save Social Security first? soundbite, Clinton does not appear to be able to resist splurging a bit on child care, education and medical research...