Word: wising
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Hang On to Your Holiday Glow. It's usually wise to leave your out-of-town tryst where you found it. But there's no reason to abandon your newfound allure in some empty hotel room. The key is to maintain that I'm-on-vacation mindset. Quit worrying so much about the long term, take chances and reprioritize your goals so that "fun" is back up in your top five. And hey, if that doesn't work, you can always fake a foreign accent...
...assumes that people will act in their enlightened self-interest if they are thrust out into a free market. That's absolutely true when it comes to buying refrigerators. But health insurance is complicated and scary; most people don't have the time or expertise necessary to make wise choices. They rely on their employers to make sure they're getting a good deal - and to fight for them if the insurance companies try to cheat them. And with many employers slouching away from that responsibility, the public seems ready to turn to the government for protection. In a collapsing...
...James] Madison, and it should not be a joke to a justice of the United States Supreme Court,” Dershowitz said. In his speech, Kevorkian called the Supreme Court “nincompoops.” “We need a system of deliberation by wise people, and the Supreme Court is not wise,” Kevorkian said. Kevorkian remained adamant that the actions leading to his imprisonment were morally justifiable, saying that all the patients whom he helped to die “deserved the service.” In response to a question...
...Barack Obama had consulted 100 wise Democrats about selecting Joe Biden as his running mate, asking them, "What would be your biggest concern?," he would have received 100 identical responses...
...says. "In talking to my wife, I'll get pissed, and five minutes later, I'm cool. Even if I'm right." Give Soto's homeland some credit for his success. The Puerto Rico native has played five years of winter ball in the Caribbean, experience that makes him wise beyond his years. "Those are big games down there," says Towers. "He is catching big-league pitchers with games on the line. He's used to the pressure...