Word: subverters
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...entire point, after all, of the founding of the Jewish state. With hindsight, of course, the foreshadowing could be discerned. In the two years since Rabin embarked on his controversial peace with the Palestinians, the farther reaches of Israel's radical right had grown bold in their threats to subvert the process and preserve their dream of a Greater Israel to the Jordan River. Yigal Amir may have acted alone, as he told police, but he had many ideational conspirators...
...actor). In essence, TV's early characters were subjected to the same drama every week, as if they were stuck in a time warp. Would Darrin stop Larry Tate from finding out that Samantha is a witch? Would Lucy come up with a scheme to subvert Ricky's wishes? Would McGarrett get to say "Book him, Danno"--or maybe, just once, "Book him, Chin...
...this age of high-stakes televised stand-up, the moments that she craves--the uninterrupted contact between the audience and her--are few and far between. Working without the camera is no longer an option for a serious comedian. So Poundstone says she looks for ways to subvert the limitations of television...
...County Bar Association. "Socialized lawyers? You can't bring everyone down to the lowest denominator." Perhaps the impetus for reform at the top of the heap, as well as at the bottom, will only come after cases such as O.J.'s demonstrate that too much money doesn't just subvert the justice system, it can stop it in its tracks...
...after 17 years on death row amounted tocruel and unusual punishment, in part because his prolonged imprisonment had eliminated the possibility that executing him would accomplish retribution or serve as a deterrent. TIME New York correspondent Adam Cohen described the liberal judge's essay as a "bombshell" attempt to subvert aconservative high courtas states gear up for a "huge number" of executions. He notes that a growing number of conservative politicians and judges have been expanding capital punishment statutes and refusing to delay or block executions...