Word: support
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...didn't win 'Miss Congeniality' this year in the Senate," McCain said, explaining his lack of support among Republican groups...
...Oppenheim's article foolishly caricatures "women's issues" as illusory concoctions of overzealous activists. The next time I see a girl who was sexually assaulted, I'll remember to give her that "occasional hug," ask her if she's got a meeting place for a bit of that "emotional support" and tell her that being raped has nothing to do with her gender. After all, somebody needs to give these unfairly protected people that good old-fashioned reality check...
...there been such a cold response from the West to his death? Tudjman ruled with self-confidence and determination. In negotiations he was tough; on political necessities like self-determination he was insistent. As the unifier of the Croatian people, support for him was incredibly high. From the outside, this was taken to be a sign of undemocratic rule. However, the fact that almost half a million people attended his funeral proves that the internal support he enjoyed was genuine...
...families gathered at St. Luke's Church for their monthly potluck dinner. Few of these families had even met before April 20, but the tragedy has brought them together. "They're my family now," says Don Fleming. "They have become our closest friends." They sit around, tell stories and support one another. After Carla Hochhalter killed herself, Ted Hochhalter was left to care for Anne Marie by himself. The parents of Corey DePooter, who was killed at Columbine, gave the Hochhalters a freezer they had received as a gift, and they--along with other families of the dead--stocked...
...feared, would destroy all those positive memories. But last week was the opening game for the girls' basketball team, which Dave had coached. The girls from the team have regularly stopped by Linda's house with gifts or just to talk and keep her company. So Linda decided to support the girls on opening night. "It was definitely a big step for me," she says. "But I know I wasn't alone. I was with Dave every step of the way." The girls went out and won handily, for Linda and for coach Sanders...