Word: contend
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...millions of fans who mourned the demise of M*A*S*H in 1983, you probably find solace in watching reruns every night and most days on local stations and cable. But they incense ALAN ALDA, who played Hawkeye in the TV series, and creator LARRY GELBART. They contend that Fox, which owns the licensing rights to M*A*S*H, has frittered away their show's value by airing so many reruns. In a lawsuit filed about 15 months ago against 20th Century Fox Film Corp., Alda and Gelbart--both profit participants--charged that Fox has exploited...
With half of all marriages ending in divorce, many children no longer have healthy relationships at home to serve as models. Spurred on by research showing that couples who master certain skills--like conflict resolution and active listening--are less likely to split up, advocates of marriage classes contend that giving teens these tools early could eventually curb the divorce rate. Or at least dissuade sweethearts from marrying rashly. Ranging from a few weeks to a semester, the courses attract both singles and dating couples. Says author Barbara Dafoe Whitehead, co-director of Rutgers University's National Marriage Project...
Breadth and depth of knowledge, in some form, will continue to be the hallmarks of a liberal education, as will the ability to think critically, to make informed and cogent choices, to contend with the explosion of information, and to express oneself effectively in speech and writing...
Some others contend that the perception of HLS as anything less than a top-notch facility is merely a misperception--and a work of rumor--and fails to reflect the school's reputation in the academic legal field and among potential employers...
After college, she enrolled in Harvard's Graduate School of Education, and continued on to Harvard Law School after she received her degree. As one of only two dozen women in the HLS Class of 1958, she was forced to contend with a certain degree of prejudice...