Word: tug-of-war
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...four-parent tug-of-war, she suffers
...close the case. The author presents what appears to be a best-case scenario (the victim sustains no lasting physical injuries, all officialdom is uniformly kind and civil) while managing to skewer upper-middle-class denial in the face of shocking events. But the woman's constant tug-of-war between pursuing justice and putting the horror behind her is a painfully real -- and often hopelessly contradictory -- struggle the reader shares at every turn...
Saffold said the Black community is in a "tug-of-war to reclaim [its] intelligence...
...White House to keep everyone happy. "Clinton has rewarded the moderates and rewarded the liberals," said a member of the latter camp. "He isn't tipping his hand as yet." The prominence of From and his minions in Clinton's operation, however, suggests that one side in the tug-of-war is already winning some rope...
...tug-of-war over the chairman's gavel is merely a prelude to the fight over the 1996 nomination. Most party watchers expect Kemp and his fellow progressives to advance their newfangled agenda while wooing the hard right with promises of fealty on family values. With Buchanan, Kemp and possibly Bennett or Robertson crowding the right side of the field, Vice President Dan Quayle can afford to shift more toward the center. Quayle, who keeps a Bush- like foot in nearly all camps, has already begun to moderate his position on abortion, suggesting that Republicans should concentrate on restricting...