Word: weigh
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...argued that because Texas law prohibits gay marriage, the state cannot grant a gay divorce. If mediation fails, the only other alternative, says Houston attorney Jerry Simoneaux, is district court, where a judge might, for example, divide assets according to how much each partner contributes. Family court judges can weigh what is fair. "The person who stayed at home would lose a lot," Simoneaux says...
...immaculately decorated pasos, or floats, borne on the shoulders of worshippers. For seven days and nights, the narrow streets of old Seville are traversed by more than 120 processions, each led by a group of hooded devotees known as Nazarenos. The floats, which take weeks to prepare and often weigh several tons each, display biblical figures or saints (notably La Virgen Macarena, the patron saint of bullfighters) festooned with flowers, lace and candles. The floats are carried through the night to mesmerizing drum beats and short bursts of melancholic flamenco from brass bands marching alongside. The processions start on Palm...
...York Daily News declared “Harvard coeds may turn crimson with nudie mag.” CNN ran a story on the issue, as did Fox TV. Hustler magazine called The Crimson for more information. Even other countries were eager to weigh in on the matter with articles surfacing as far away as India and Australia. The Guardian, a major newspaper in London, wrote: “A pair of women students have delivered a frisson to the fusty realms of Harvard, an institution previously associated with gawky teenage genius and the American establishment.” Despite...
...back is six inches away from a stick up the arse,” she said, describing how self-congratulation after morning weigh-ins was nothing but a “dangerous cycle of self-validation...
However, if they weigh the important factors—with Fried and Chandis serving as prime examples—and decide that O’Hagan can handle both sports, Walsh and the baseball team will undoubtedly be thrilled...