Word: respectable
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...this appeal we ask Harvard to respect itsprocedures and honor the worthy principlesembodied in them," Berkowitz said...
...admission of his role in the effort--delivered before the entire House Republican membership--earned him praise from fellow conservatives and moderates alike. DeLay's honesty was especially compelling when compared to the denials offered by other conspirators. "Whether you were on his side or not, you had to respect his courage," says Florida's Foley. "It was meant to be public humiliation, but he took it like a man, and his stature grew every day thereafter...
...whole, NASA has always treated Mars with respect. American spacecraft have flown by, orbited and even landed on the Red Planet. What they've never done is wound it. If scientists ever hope to understand Mars fully, however, they are going to have to puncture the dry Martian rind to sample the planetary pulp below. Next week NASA will launch a ship that will begin that process...
While Tad has a healthy irreverence, guarding against the dead-end path of taking life too seriously, he maintains respect and love for the parts of Christmas that are genuine. He thinks fondly of "the tarnished diversity of ornaments Dad and Mom hauled down annually from the Waterville attic," musing that "Christmas ornaments are as close as most regular families ever get to an art collection." Underneath his jaded perspective lies a search for what is real, for what he can cling...
...says she is determined not to buckle in her quest for fairness and respect...