Word: withhold
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...have stressed to them that the fee is opt-out and therefore students obviously need a method for making the decision to withhold funding if they so desire,” he wrote in an e-mail. “Again, I do not understand why the new e-bill does not reflect the content of the paper bill. It is absolutely unacceptable that an optional fee—any optional fee—be presented as a required payment...
Herschbach leveled similar charges, recounting an incident in which he said the former president had pressured members of a committee to withhold support of science education...
...greater danger? But that is not Bush's concern. "A President shouldn't worry about how history will judge him," he says. And he gives every indication that it is God's judgment that concerns him. But that comes with a promise of forgiveness that history can easily withhold. --With reporting by David Van Biema/New York, Rita Healy/Denver, Betsy Rubiner/Des Moines, Nathan Thornburgh/Lowell and John F. Dickerson with Bush
...Andrew Sullivan's essay "Showdown At The Communion Rail" [May 24]: As a Roman Catholic, I was appalled to learn that some bishops would actually withhold Communion from believers because of their views on abortion. One would hope that the upper echelons of the church hierarchy would have learned tolerance by now and ceased engaging in petty political machinations. Has the church come to terms with the numerous allegations of sexual abuse of young boys by priests? Is it possible that all priests who are giving or taking Communion are without sin? I think not. Withholding a sacrament from...
Frustration over this absence of choice in donations has led many students to withhold their gifts from Harvard. A small group of seniors even started an “Alternative Senior Gift,” whose mission statement, which is available on their website and was e-mailed to all 12 House lists, highlights this lack of choice: “Harvard Senior Gift does not allow us to give back to the specific aspects of Harvard that have been most positive for us. There is no flexibility...