Word: thanking
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...death of her husband Jay Monahan, an attorney and legal analyst for NBC. Monahan, only 42, died of colon cancer. On the day of her return Couric wore his wedding ring on a chain around her neck. Welcomed back by her co-host, Matt Lauer, she proceeded to thank the thousands of viewers who had sent condolences and then extended her sympathies to those who were struggling with terminal illnesses "and are wondering how the world keeps going...
...ironic that African Americans who come to Africa seeking their roots thank their lucky stars that their ancestors were traded as slaves. If their forebears had remained, those same African Americans would probably be residing in a shack or, worse, eking out a subsistence living. Better to ask the ancestors who engaged in the slave trade to apologize for their evil acts. KEVIN SMITH Northcliff, South Africa...
...accidentally drop my box of flyers. Instantaneously, two men, about 30 or 40 years old spring to my side, apparently from thin air. Grinning at each other like mischievous boys, they help me gather the windswept papers. One warns me, "You be careful there," and I thank them with all the dignity I can muster in a skirt that seems to be creeping higher up my thigh every minute...
...Coming soon, "Harvard: A University in Cambridge" and "Harvard: Please Take Note of Our New Trademark Policy, Thank...
...this point a letter would be sent to those in the "no" group. Instead of sugarcoating the rejection with self-righteous comments about the selectivity of the internship program, institutions would need only state the facts: "Thank you for applying. Unfortunately you did not meet the qualification level for a White House internship this year. This is how you can work to become qualified in time for next year's application process." Forthright and honest, such a letter also takes the "We just didn't like you" element out of the picture...