Word: wising
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...third term? No, our constitution is a very good and vast constitution. We think that if anyone wants to get any work done, two tenures in office is sufficient. So, the opportunities have to move. I think that this principle laid out in the constitution is a very wise one, so I will definitely hold up the principles of the constitution and the continuity of those principles. There are individuals in Iran who are very capable and very many of them. There are so many individuals that can come and get hard work done and work even better...
...generation never to have been nominated for an Academy Award? Willis's name doesn't come up much at Oscar time, and it's not as if he shows any signs of caring about industry recognition. Maybe people in Hollywood think of him as just another tough guy, wise-ass and cocksure, and figure that star acting is something that lucky people are born with and get well paid for. But think of some signal films of the past decade or so: Pulp Fiction, M. Night Shyamalan's The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable, Robert Rodriguez's Sin City...
...totally disappointed in President Obama’s behind-the-scenes politicking because this means that at least someone is taking a definitive leadership role in a political party that has not always made the most savvy electoral decisions. President Obama must represent all of America, but he is wise to take an aggressive role in the positioning and organization of his party, not just at the nationwide level of government, but also at the state and local level...
...first few weeks of school. These efforts are necessary and will hopefully pay dividends if flu affects a large swath of campus later this fall. When labor groups attacks the university for its hygiene standards, they are making the mistake of criticizing a program that is both comprehensive and wise...
...Untreated Wounds Yet if Germans are to continue to enjoy the benefits of living in one of the world's most prosperous countries, they would be wise not to ignore the inequities that so obstinately persist two decades after reunification - not just between Ossis and Wessis, but also between immigrants and others. For if there is one clear lesson from recent German history, it is this: wounds that are left untreated fester...