Word: standing
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...where do the Democrats stand? It's hard to tell. Gore, while promoting the same pre-kindergarten programs as Bush does, remains hazy on teacher evaluations. Gore has said teachers should be reevaluated every five years, yet has gained the endorsement of the American Federation of Teachers by portraying Republicans as callous to the stress and demand of the teaching profession. And there seems to be little mention of student testing among all the talk of "values" and "discipline...
...Mansfield describes manliness as confidence, willingness to stand up to a risk or challenge. A "manly man" takes charge. He is brave, frank, aggressive, competitive, loyal, stoical. "It is harder for women to be manly," he said, slipping on the hot mittens and taking out the cupcakes. "The whole idea of bullfighting, for example, is ridiculous manliness. A woman would never do that." The archetypal "manly" woman is Margaret Thatcher, according to Professor Mansfield. "[She] is an outstanding example: the iron lady. And yet she was quite feminine, I was told, with her husband. Even when she was Prime Minister...
...stand up on issues," Orr said. "When someone makes a gay joke, I'm gay, that bothers...
Penn (12-3-1, 5-1-0) will be watching the out-of-town scoreboard intently before its match against Princeton Saturday afternoon. The Quakers stand a chance to tie for the Ivy crown with a Harvard loss...
Coatsworth suggested that the Vieques situation represents a chance for Clinton to take a stand, where "presidential leadership wouldn't be very costly...