Word: wishing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...chance to "help something already on its way to being something, to become what it wants to be," and he says he's happy with the results after a scant three weeks. The show's producers, meanwhile, insist that all the negative publicity has been unfair. "Would I wish this kind of scrutiny and fishbowl on any artist?" asks producer Edgar Dobie...
Alice E. Richmond, the attorney representingJohnson-Powell, said ABPN officials have been"very aggressive in their wish to destroy[Johnson-Powell]," and mentioned sexism as apossible motive in the ABPN suit, according to TheGlobe...
Melissa R. Langsam's commentary "I Can't Get No Satisfaction" (Jan. 9) advises men who wish to be gentlemanly to "walk on the street side of the sidewalk." This tip captures an ideal of the past--but only in form, not in spirit. Years ago, careening carriages and muddy streets threatened the pedestrian who walked on the street side of the sidewalk. Today, as some etiquette guides point out, the more immediate threat for female pedestrians often comes from dark alleyways on the "woman's" half of the sidewalk. EMILY R. SADIGH...
...President would have to resign, I groaned. I still remember the thrill I felt when allowed to walk through the famous halls of power. As a loyalist, I am angry at the President and sad for his family, his supporters and the country. Reluctantly, I agree with Stephanopoulos and wish he would resign, if only to stop the bleeding. Though the evidence might not be there to force him to resign through the loss of public and political support, the damage has been done by his own reactions to the allegations. His remaining in office as the crisis continues will...
...advocate for the rights of children, from genetic formation onwards, I long for the day when abortion is no longer the quick fix for some and seemingly the only outlet for others; I look forward to its being made illegal as well. At the same time, I have no wish to see poor women die or suffer future infertility from botched illegal abortions. Nor do I wish to see women of means help create a cottage industry of border abortion clinics in Canada and Mexico...