Word: staunched
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...staunch about preserving tradition in Eliot," says one woman in the house who asked not to be identified. "I hope that the new master will be more liberal and open. That might change the attitude of the house, make it more liberal and diverse...
Excerpts from a tract by a staunch atheist? On the contrary, those are assertions offered by a bishop of America's Episcopal Church, John Spong of Newark, in his new book, Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism (Harper San Francisco, $16.95). Spong's unorthodoxy is of long standing, but it has now reached epic proportions. His previous book, Living in Sin?, assailed Christian dos and don'ts on sex and asserted that nonmarital sex can be holy under some circumstances. After the work appeared in 1988, Spong ordained a sexually active gay priest, inspiring the Episcopal House of Bishops to "disassociate...
Last week, after a high-level tussle in which staunch anti-quota advocates beat back more pragmatic advisers, the Administration trotted Williams in front of reporters to announce a tangled compromise: pending a four-year review, federally aided colleges may set aside some scholarships for minority students only if the awards come from specially designated private donations or federal programs -- but not if the money comes from the institutions' general operating funds...
Praise and assessments of Thatcher poured in from all over the world, along with bouquets of flowers from Britons touched by her leave taking. President Bush, who had last seen her in Paris, praised her for being a "staunch friend and ally." Continued Bush: "She's a woman of principle. She stood for what she believed . . . I'll miss...
...From staunch conservatives to loyal Democrats, about 100 college students flocked to John R. Silber's headquarters at the Boston Sheraton to wait out the election results...