Word: token
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...living wage. Nevertheless, all members of the committee should approach their duties with an open mind. Those who sympathize with PSLM should put aside the rhetoric that demonizes the administration and try to work for the best possible outcome for Harvard’s workers. By the same token, those who do not believe in wage floors must not dismiss the idea of a living wage out of hand...
...Legion, breaking a 144-year-old rule banning women from its ranks. Travers then left for Indochina: "What I desperately wanted, more than anything, was to stay with the Legion, my adopted family, the people with whom I felt most at home." The Legionnaires dubbed her La Miss, a token of their respect and affection and, in 1956, Travers was awarded the Legion's highest honor for her courage at Bir Hakeim. The book winds to a melancholy close, describing Travers' tepid marriage to a fellow Legionnaire and her move from Indochina back to France. The story moves along...
...when the Tokyo taxi driver, the reporter at Narita airport or the anxious newspaper pollster abroad asks Westerners what they think about Japan, they do not expect a sharp analysis or some illuminating insight. They want a token of admiration for the performance of modern Japan. When taxi drivers or pollsters stop asking that question, when Japanese don't give a damn anymore about what foreigners think of them, we will know that something fundamental has changed. But until that day, which I do not expect to see soon, the country-cousin anxiety will remain as an integral part...
...Colby was ravenous - "There's a look in his eyes that bothers me a lot," said mom - and Tina was just super nice. Elisabeth called her the "token loved one" and fell apart in her arms. Then Mom handed over the care packages, and that got Keith going...
...Oscar-winning kung fu flick, was more popular in Middle America than it was in the Middle Kingdom. In Hollywood, where Eurasian actors once were relegated to buck-toothed Oriental roles, the likes of Keanu Reeves, Dean Cain and Phoebe Cates play leading men and women, not just the token Asian. East and West have met, and the simple boxes we use for human compartmentalization are overflowing, mixing, blending. Not all of us can win four consecutive major golf titles, but we are, indeed, more like Tiger Woods with every passing generation...