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...Hale was an occasional guest in Dozhier's cabin. Both Mann and her son Joshua Rand, 17, say Dozhier regularly received money from Boynton and David Henderson, a Scaife associate and Spectator vice president. She says Dozhier gave some of the money to Hale. Dozhier and Spectator editor Tyrrell admit that Dozhier got $1,000 a month from the magazine, mostly to clip newspapers, they say. Both of them deny that Dozhier passed serious money to Hale. "If I ever gave David Hale five dollars," Dozhier told TIME, "it was for lunch money...
...admit the notion of human chimeras is still unnerving and worthy of debate, but we must not look at the issue as a slippery slope. Humankind (researchers and the rest of us alike) has always proceeded with some trepidation on genetic research, and caution is usually the rule of thumb. In fact, with the charged morality of the chimera issue, it is highly unlikely that any scientist would try to create a species with near-human intellect and even more inconceivable that they could do so with the hopes of monetary profit that Newman has in mind as motivation...
...admit that at the time I didn't quite know what a prostitute was, but I did know how they were portrayed. They were heroic: beautiful, sexy, rich and independent. They were women on the move, and I wanted to be just like them. At a time when earth-mother chic was just beginning its resurgence, I wanted elegance. My friends begged their parents for Birkenstocks, while secretly I hoped for red stiletto heels. I practised smoking everything from carrot sticks to toothpicks, hoping to find just the right nonchalant gesture to send a curl of imaginary smoke up past...
...admit that I spend a lot of my time thinking about naked people," says one Harvard Yardling. "That's just what fascinates me. So this year, I've found that the best way to procrastinate is to watch people going around their room naked...
...continue to have nothing whatsoever to do with merit. After all, what exactly is "merit"? Being a national winner in some science, essay or music contest? Being intelligent? Having a 4.68 GPA? Scoring a perfect 1600 on the SAT? Well, I guess that's pretty meritorious, I have to admit it. But, no, wait a minute. What is "merit" really? Could "merit" possibly be one of those terms your TF would applaud you for labeling--yikes, I shudder and clench my teeth to use the faddish descriptor--"socially-constructed...