Word: unless
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...rosy-cheeked 12-year-old struggles to describe the emotional reactions of a cartoon character in a video clip; in another, four little boys (like most forms of autism, Asperger's overwhelmingly affects boys) grapple with the elusive concept of teamwork while playing a game of 20 Questions. Unless prompted to do so, they seldom look at one another, directing their eyes to the wall or ceiling or simply staring off into space...
That is why this crisis is of profound importance. One of Jesus' main teachings was the dignity of the vulnerable--children central among them. Unless you are like a child, Jesus taught, you will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven. When Jesus' own church, far from protecting children, molests them and shields their abusers, the sin goes to the heart of what the church is about. And when its leaders cannot take full responsibility, the sin can only metastasize. Bernard Cardinal Law didn't even attend the press conference last week to explain the Cardinals' statement to the people...
...investors should move more money into foreign markets precisely because the future is unlikely to resemble the past. In 1900 U.S. stocks made up roughly 20% of the world's total. Today the U.S. accounts for half the planetary stock value. That sort of growth is unrepeatable, says Dimson, "unless we discover new life-forms, and the American way gets exported galactically." (Two foreign funds I like: Vanguard Total International Stock Index and T. Rowe Price International Stock...
Zacarias Moussaoui for the defense? The alleged 20th hijacker's bid to fire his lawyers and represent himself, which must be granted unless he's found mentally incompetent, would mean major headaches for prosecutors if it's successful, say sources familiar with the government's view of the case. Prosecutors at a hearing last week said they were worried about "subtly coded messages" that Moussaoui might send from prison through intermediaries. If Moussaoui is allowed to be his own lawyer, he could send signals, coded or not, with journalists present. "They have to worry about what comes...
...grievous abuse and mismanagement by the military regime and international isolation over allegations of forced labor and the treatment of dissidents, chief among them Suu Kyi. Letting her go is the vital first step on Burma's road to recovery. "There's no way out of these problems, unless the generals have her on board," says a Western diplomat...