Word: seeks
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When the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV decided to seek the pardon of Pope Gregory VII in 1077, he stood barefoot for three days in the snow outside the papal quarters in Canossa, Italy. Gorbachev's concordat with the church was no less significant in its way. But there was a crucial difference: as is so often the case with Gorbachev, he achieved his reconciliation without humiliation. As he had done before, the Soviet leader let the ongoing crisis of the Communist system serve as an opportunity to push his nation toward a broader vision of the future. "We need...
...last spring, Silber reportedly consideredcrossing party lines to run against U.S. SenatorJohn Kerry (D-Mass.) as a Republican. Silber saidin March that he would not seek elective officebecause of the attention demanded by the Chelseaschool program...
Discontent over Harvard's anemic social life, both campus-wide and within the houses, has inspired many students to seek alternatives. Some men join one of the nine all-male final clubs. But for most students--all women and those men who do not fit in these sexist and elitist settings--the final club option is foreclosed...
Frezza said Keverian has not decided whether to seek more resignations from his leadership team if they continue to oppose a tax package...
Rifkin is surely justified in seek...