Word: tokenized
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...subway, but would like to play in New York, and hopes to someday make it “all the way.”“I’ve been told that New York’s a tough place to play. But on the same token, playing over there is the least favorite place that people want to play, because nobody goes,” he says, referring to his performance spot on the island in the middle of Brattle Square between Eastern Mountain Sports and Pyara Spa and Salon. “If I can draw...
...longtime commentator on the Middle East, writes in an e-mail, “Among dedicated anti-Semites, or passionate supporters of the destruction of Israel, an Israeli film festival would no doubt be interpreted as ‘being political.’ By the same token, among anti-Palestinian racists, or passionate supporters of Israel’s right to crush Palestinians, a ‘festival centered around Palestine’ will no doubt be interpreted as ‘being political.’”“Of course there is a crucial...
...During his Sept. 29 to Oct. 2 visit to Burma, U.N. special envoy Ibrahim Gambari met both Than Shwe and Suu Kyi, whose National League for Democracy won elections in 1990 that the junta ignored. Exile groups speculated these rare meetings might signal at least a token effort by the generals to address widespread international condemnation of last week's crackdown. Rumors that Than Shwe, who has been ill for years, has picked junta No. 3 Shwe Mann - a purported economic pragmatist - as his favored successor have also raised hopes. But a change of guard may not mean much...
...section is goofy or ridiculous, its other members stop fearing that they will make fools out of themselves and start taking intellectual risks. Of course, the truth is that section dynamics, like any group dynamics, are complicated, and no single formula predictably yields lively discussion. But by the same token, no mix of people, however “naturally” incompatible, is doomed to make a terrible section. A single strong personality has the power to completely alter the chemistry. And if no such personality is already present, students have a responsibility to fill in and act the necessary...
...that future teams will have to integrate more, even at the expense of winning. Ultimately, says Yeye, quotas might be the only way to alter the Springboks' racial mix. Yet he concedes that even black players don't like that idea, since they fear they will be seen as token...