Word: ridding
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While we certainly can’t altogether get rid of dudness (dudditude? duditry?), there is a very simple way to slightly reduce its prevalence. More transfers means fewer duds...
...policy, but the fact is that we do not live in a race-blind society, for better or for worse. So, to implement such a policy today, especially in educational institutions that are the only doorway to a better life for many people of color, is ridiculous. To get rid of affirmative action altogether would be treating the symptom and not the disease. Instead of just calling for minority leaders to cry out against affirmative action and discrimination, whites need to look at their role in solving the problem as well; and everyone needs to look hard at how deep...
...wing negotiating partners to lose so badly. "He was shocked," says a close aide, "as if he had been told bad news about his own health." Netanyahu's game plan isn't without possible pitfalls. Ditching Arafat would upset European and some Arab governments. And once the U.S. is rid of Saddam Hussein, Washington doves may push for a tougher line on Israel to conciliate an Arab world troubled by the American war against Iraq. And Sharon and Netanyahu aren't promising that their hard line will end the conflict. They believe they can contain the violence and, gradually...
...loosen my collar a little. Katrina's friskiness doesn't make up for the fact that I have not received a single calling card. So I consult in-house flirting guru Peta Heskell. "Some men relentlessly assault themselves with negative feelings," she tells me. "The key is getting rid of the voices in your head." Final score: zero cards, two e-mail addresses - and those voices in my head ringing even louder. For this speed dater, what's billed as a new hope for singles is mostly hype - amusing, certainly, but unlikely to match you with anyone who can think...
While PBHA is the only student group with its own vehicles, the Athletic Department also has 15-passenger vans, Ross said. The athletic department removed seats in 15-passenger vehicles in early September and is still in the process of getting rid of the large vans permanently, she said...