Word: shun
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Plenty of dog owners reject this sort of reasoning -- and shun the blessings of American Kennel Club membership as well. The U.S. Border Collie Club is vigorously resisting AKC efforts to add border collies to the 137 breeds it formally recognizes (there are more than 300 breeds worldwide). The border- collie owners and breeders are convinced that AKC recognition would create pressure to breed the dogs for their looks at the inevitable expense of their intelligence and herding instincts. "We are concerned that the working ability of our dogs would be completely lost," says Donald McCaig, a breeder in Williamsville...
...JUSTICES ON THE U.S. SUPREME Court discovered one of their own was a criminal, they would shun him, refusing to appear in court until he resigned. That is how they should treat Justice Clarence Thomas. He is unfit to serve. Several of Anita Hill's former colleagues have corroborated her allegations of Thomas' sexual harassment. As a feminist, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg should be the first to demand Thomas' resignation from the court. Male Justices will be reluctant to blow the whistle on Thomas because they may be guilty of similar sexual harassment...
This argument does not mean that Asians should shun their cultural backgrounds. Indeed, we can use our ethnicities to our benefit. Being ethnic makes us "interesting." It's easy to confuse a "colorful individual" with an "individual of color...
...says Bonnet. A similar proposal has come from Japan, where a group called the Lunar and Planetary Society set out its own ideas for a robot-made moon base that could be built by 2024 for $28 billion. Both plans contain possibilities for collaboration, but Europe and Japan may shun NASA because of its record as an unreliable and bossy partner...
Clinton promised to shun them, but the party wants the dough...