Word: sways
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...belief that the sea has its own rules which need obeying still holds sway in communities like Rosehearty. Fishermen shake their heads to learn that the Radiant was launched on a Friday the 13th. To locals inclined to this traditional way of thinking, the idea of litigating over an accident at sea is unimaginable. Beedie says he's been verbally attacked and told his lawsuit is "disgraceful." Alex Smith, a skipper from nearby Arbroath, says the case could spell the end of a time-honored code of conduct that requires fishermen to respect their skippers. "Suing because you are upset...
Students Fast for Guards (April 27, 2007): Around 75 student activists begin a day-long fast in an attempt to sway the contract negotiations. The day was marked with a protest in front of Massachusetts Hall in which students attempted to hand deliver a letter to Interim President Derek...
Students Fast for Guards (April 27, 2007): Around 75 student activists begin a day-long fast in an attempt to sway the contract negotiations. The day was marked with a protest in front of Massachusetts Hall in which students attempted to hand deliver a letter to Interim President Derek...
Students Fast for Guards (April 27, 2007): Around 75 student activists begin a day-long fast in an attempt to sway the contract negotiations. The day was marked with a protest in front of Massachusetts Hall in which students attempted to hand deliver a letter to Interim President Derek...
...People" painted on the back, are too young to remember British rule, but they've nonetheless laid claim to the nostalgia. As the younger members of the crowd listen to local bands at the protest rally, King sees in the fact that they're taking action to sway the authorities as the seeds of a grassroots democracy. "Yes, universal suffrage is important," she says, "but this is more important...