Word: supportable
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When the Kirkland House Committee voted on the issue, a final tally of 10-7 revealed only a slight majority of support for 24-hour access, according to Benjamin A. Lanson '00, former chair of the Kirkland House Committee...
Without overwhelming support from the House Committee, Kirkland House Masters say they are not yet ready to endorse universal access because they want to be sure that no students will feel uncomfortable with increased accessibility into the House...
...Nothing affecting the Houses so importantly can work without substantial support from the Masters," Lewis says...
Bush's broad appeal to voters of all stripes is still his biggest asset. But it takes a lot of energy to maintain. Bush has stretched himself so thin to span the issues that his support tends to be shallow; voters who like him often can't say why. But if his ideology--a dab of conservatism here, a touch of moderation there--remains difficult to pin down, that is precisely the idea. His self-styled New Republican approach continues to draw supporters from across his party's ideological spectrum. By emphasizing issues like education, for example, Bush is attracting...
...been rendered uninhabitable by artillery fire. The city has no lights, no gas, no work. As our convoy drives up to the Gudermes administrative office with its fake Greek columns, we are met by a crowd of local citizens. We assume they have been bused in to voice their support and enthusiasm for the Russian presence. In fact, they have come to complain. Russian troops--in particular the special assignment police unit, a heavily militarized unit with a reputation for excessive muscle--have been looting the place. "They stole my car yesterday," yells one man in the crowd. "The soldiers...