Word: resists
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...about the war, my father stumbled into the market. Ma must have been beautiful to attract his attention. After all, he came looking for a wedding dress for his fiancée back in the States, not to pick up some Vietnamese girlfriend. But he couldn’t resist. He asked my mother out with the assistance of her English-speaking sister. Her response? A brutal “Never!” Her first husband had been declared dead by the South Vietnamese Navy just 10 days earlier and she had to take care of their...
Granted, Summers was right when he said on Sept. 17 that there has been an alarming increase in anti-Semitism the world over, particularly in the Arab and Muslim world, and all efforts should be made to resist this evil trend. But to equate this ugly, violent development with a serious political argument against the perceived injustices directed at an entire Palestinian population by a democracy and strong American ally is irresponsible. In a similar vein, Summers’ own logic of actions that are in effect, if not in intent, anti-Semitic can actually be used to describe America?...
...Free speech allows everyone to express their ideas, but if those ideas are pernicious, it puts tremendous stress on the rest of us to resist these ideas—otherwise, they spread,” Wisse said after the meeting...
...This is going to be good," said international master William Paschall. "This is the kind of fighting chess you want to see. Vlad the Python has become Vlad the Viper. He wants to take the machine out tactically. He can't resist the temptation to try to beat the computer at its own game...
...tiny fraction of the prices tourists pay in Bali or Jakarta, including silk shawls so delicate they are virtually transparent. Both stores welcome visitors to adjoining workshops to watch batiks slowly take form. Patterns are drawn or stamped on cloth using melted wax. Dyes are applied, the waxed areas resist the new color and retain their original hue. The process is repeated dozens of times, creating complex, colorful designs...