Word: retorted
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...Yeah, right, April Fools’,” came an all-too-appropriate retort from a cynical fan who had probably endured too many disappointing seasons to realistically continue to root and keep the dream alive...
...people often retort that sexual violence, while it does debase women, is an impossible issue to resolve and we cannot assign responsibility to or blame men alone. “Boys will be boys”—but is that really true? According to the U.S. Department of Justice, a reported 2.8 percent of the national female student population per semester are raped. People assign blame to the final clubs, fraternities, athletic teams and the administration for its weak policies on sexual assault. While these all play a role, we the students are really to blame...
...Five years later, the company he helped co-found is demonstrating the same kind of feisty retort Plattner exhibited when he flashed his behind. SAP was slow to grasp the importance of the Internet and it looked as if newcomers would take the lead. But the 29-year-old company is playing catch-up fast while upstarts are sinking...
School expenses leave Stump with almost no money for other recreational or personal expenses—movies, futons and dinners out with friends. Sall Donahue and the Financial Aid office retort that they include a predetermined amount in every student’s “expected contribution” to cover personal expenses. However, Donahue admits to using “a modest personal allowance in deciding how much aid you will receive. Obviously, you can’t buy lots of music, furniture for your room, or a new wardrobe and stay within this conservative limit. Our advice...
...with the idea that the pizza place you're eating in can just blow up without any warning?" It's a locution that's never dribbled from the mouth of any high-school girl not formed in the mind of Aaron Sorkin, but it does allow Sam to retort - c'mon, you know the words! - "Israel...