Word: spite
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...take kindly to the title, Harris insisted on being called "Doctor." Then, two weeks ago, the sky fell in on "Doctor Bob." The network learned Bob Harris through an anonymous letter that Harris had no more formal training than an Etruscan fulgurator and had lied about his degrees. In spite of a stream of protests from loyal listeners, he was fired...
...cause from the beginning. The people began to appreciate him, and now they glorify him. No one should rule out the possibility of chaos, but there is one element that makes me think that it can be avoided: our religion. This religion will keep people together in spite of the horrible things that have been done...
...agreement pleased the China experts, in spite of some initial fears about the safety of Taiwan. "It's about time and tragically long overdue," Thomson said...
What good can come from removing investment incentives such as tax shelters? Can anyone deny the immense public benefit produced by such tax-sheltered investments as renovated housing, senior-citizen homes, food and job production and the like? Let us stop torturing ourselves into finding ways to spite the rich at the expense of benefits...
...been necessary for him to drive the 65 miles from his parents' farm to the medical center in Columbia several times a week. There he would be hooked up for hours at a stretch to a kidney machine that would purge his body of poisonous wastes. Yet, in spite of his life-threatening ailment, Morgan continues to lead an active life, helping his father run the farm. Sometimes he even does such strenuous chores as chopping wood, herding cattle and baling...