Word: sentiments
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...have concerns about how to put food on the table. "If clothes are more expensive, we could wear old clothes," Xu says, "but we have to eat no matter how expensive it is." She badly wants to see inflation abate. The rest of the world might soon share that sentiment...
...those responsible for President Ahmadinejad’s invitation to Columbia—should not take their precious privileges for granted. Nearly all universities depend heavily on federal disbursements. And if universities persist with such controversial publicity stunts, then, some time in the future, Mr. Hunter’s sentiment may find sufficient agreement in Congress. Prudence would dictate not to rouse a sleeping giant just to be controversial...
...after more than 30 years, would the King come under fire now? At a time when nationalist sentiment is running high in Catalonia, the Basque Country, and Galicia, it makes sense that the monarchy, that most Spanish of symbols, would come under questioning. But a broader change is afoot as well. After decades of silence about its Civil War and 40-year dictatorship, Spain is experiencing a dramatic revival of interest in its recent past: witness the slew of books and movies documenting the crimes of the Franco regime, or the teams of volunteers who spend their weekends unearthing mass...
...More surprising than these eruptions of republican sentiment, however, has been the ferocity with which the Spanish government has sought to suppress them. Within hours after the Jueves cartoon was published, the national court had banned the edition, ordered every copy removed from newsstands, and shut down the magazine's website. The two cartoonists responsible for the drawing are currently standing trial, and will face fines of nearly $5,000 each if found guilty. Jaume Roura and Enric Stern, the two young Catalans suspected of leading the photo burnings in Girona, face worse punishment. Arrested and charged with "grave injuries...
...turnout could help Jindal by giving his social conservative base a bigger share of the vote. But anti-incumbent sentiment could cost him: He began the race with a lead that made him seem like the incumbent right out of the gate. There's still time for one of the candidates to land a deadly blow or a bombshell to land; more likely, in a race that seems cautious by Louisiana standards, any surprises will come from the voters themselves...