Word: standing
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...prostitute, his brother indignantly defends the girl, and then asks. "Why, did she charge you?" On the whole, however. Simon avoids his usually relentless parade of quips. Chapter Two possesses none of the slick quality that mars some of his earlier plays, which made his characters sound like professional stand-up comedians, not believable human beings. Instead, the humor approaches the way people actually talk or joke, and even helps to crystallize one's impression of the characters. For example, the introductory scenes contrast her automatic efficiency with his numbed disorganization through jokes about the conditions of their respective apartments...
Bulkeley, however, said "I stand by my story." "My portrayal of the class was accurate." Although some students quoted in that story claim Bulkeley took their comments out of context, even Raiffa agreed that no one was actually misquoted...
...American way is still latent in most of us. Experience abroad tends to draw it forth and we almost inevitably find ourselves as Americans announcing to our foreign friends how the individual should have his rights vis-a-vis the state. The Chinese may observe that we in America stand firm for habeas corpus even when we are being mugged in the streets. Their mixture of rights and duties is different from ours...
Other forms of alternate energy are held up by the huge costs of development. This is particularly true of power from the sun, tides waves and ocean currents, as well as oil from tar sands and shale. These sources stand to meet only a small part of the country's energy needs in the foreseeable future because the technologies are expensive, risks are high and immediate rewards are small. Progress may well require more Government grants, loan guarantees and tax incentives. What is needed to ease the nation's dependence on erratic foreign sources of oil is spending...
...system−for until the rise of the private dealer in contemporary art after 1900, the salon was the main meeting point between new art and a wide public in Europe−have become apparent. In particular, the salon was relatively democratic. Any artist could send to it and stand a chance of acceptance. It suited a culture with a vast pool of unemployed, or insecurely employed, talent. There were more painters than buyers in the Paris of the 1850s, just as there are far more artists being produced by the art-education system in the U.S. today than there...