Word: acceptability
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...cowboy cachet can survive in the general election. "He hasn't withstood the fire of a long campaign and journalistic scrutiny," points out Richard Murray, a University of Houston political scientist. "Without the cash, he'd be a terrible fourth." Whatever way the vote goes, Williams appears ready to accept it. "If I lose," says Williams, "I've drilled a total dry hole. If I win, I'll get some of my money back" in contributions from political fund raisers...
...corporate raider. Davis first made her anti-greenmail proposal three years ago, after GM paid H. Ross Perot $743 million dollars for his stock -- almost twice its trading value. Davis, who also publishes Highlights and Lowlights, a newsletter about corporate policies, believes that GM had no choice but to accept her proposal, which had substantial support among stockholders. Says she: "I was in the driver's seat...
...night, she has lain so still for so long that her hands have curled into claws; nurses wedge napkins under her fingers to prevent the nails from piercing her wrists. "She would hate being like this," says her mother Joyce. "It took a long time to accept she wasn't getting better." If they chose, the Cruzans could slip into Nancy's room some night, disconnect her feeding tube, and face the consequences. But instead they have asked the U.S. Supreme Court for permission to end their daughter's life...
...always against the system. We called it "contra" then. My parents were as well. My father is a bit red. But my mother made sure we were instructed as Catholics. There was always internal resistance. We thought the system could not last long, that we had to accept it as a result of the war, of Hitler's despotism and the cruelty of that regime. Yet we were always afraid of being denounced. My mother was always anxious, telling us, "Don't say anything political," when we went to school...
...There is a fear. But it can't be relieved by complaining. We can help shape what our life should be. West Germans will have to accept what we want...