Word: sought
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...multi-faceted violence that participants at last night's event sought to resist does not always prevail upon women. The candlelight vigil was intended to liberate the long-silenced victims of sexual abuse and violence. In addition, participants--both men and women--were encouraged to take an aggressive stance against the violence that has pervaded our society. Littleton, Colo. Enough said...
...Orioles have also sought to asphyxiate the spirit of the game by preventing fans from chanting. The team has announced that "strict guidelines for fan conduct will be enforced, and fans may be asked to leave, even for chanting, if it disturbs other fans." No "hey, batter, batter"? No chants of "U.S.A., U.S.A.?" What's an international baseball game without a little jingoism? (One wonders whether chants impugning the virtue of the umpire's female relatives--in a completely apolitical manner, of course--would fall under the guideline...
...Orioles have also sought to asphyxiate the spirit of the game by preventing fans from chanting. The team has announced that "strict guide-lines for fan conduct will be enforced, and fans may be asked to leave, even for chanting, if it disturbs other fans." No "hey, batter, batter"? No chants of "U.S.A., U.S.A.?" What's an international baseball game without a little jingoism? (One wonders whether chants impugning the virtue of the umpire's female relatives--in a completely apolitical manner, of course--would fall under the guideline...
...have sought answer to questions that few Americans can even begin to understand, or others people ask but can't answer," he said. "Your success in illuminating the haws and whys of our world and raising the quality of human existence have helped make the time in which we live perhaps the most excitation in human history...
With Springfest fast approaching, the Campus Life Committee has been reaching outside its membership for participation, creativity, and a campus-wide atmosphere. In order to do this, the Undergraduate Council has sought out and awarded grants to encourage a wide range of activities. The result of this effort is the inclusion of numerous student groups and House Committees at Springfest...