Word: although
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2000
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Many Harvard students were disturbed that the Institute of Politics (IOP) invited Pat Buchanan because of his history as a hate-mongering demagogue. Although Buchanan sometimes also advocates legitimate positions, he must be ostracized because of the danger his racist rhetoric poses to our society...
...been relegated to the oblivion of the fringe, as demonstrated by the IOP's recent invitation, an honor it would not have extended to a David Duke. Harvard students therefore had a responsibility to demonstrate that they do not consider Buchanan an acceptable part of the political spectrum. Although Buchanan has usually been more circumspect in his incitement than the likes of Duke, his history as a demagogue is just as long and unambiguous. Buchanan has repeatedly used the rhetoric of patriotism and conservatism to spread the cause of bigotry. For example, Buchanan's opposition to the Gulf...
Before coming to Harvard, Gore graduated from St. Albans in Washington, D.C. ranked 25th in a class of 51. There, he had three straight years of C's in French, although he did receive four years of straight...
...Although most players get scholarships, the rules are such that many have trouble making ends meet on campus. Hence the idea of a stipend. And these kids know they have leverage. "They're not naive," says James Haney, director of the National Association of Basketball Coaches and the architect behind the SBC. "They recognize that the $6 billion CBS contract with the NCAA is the result of what they're doing on the court...
...Although China has threatened military action if reunification can't be achieved peacefully on its terms, it currently lacks the military capability to mount a successful invasion of Taiwan - and going to war could seriously jeopardize its already precarious economy. "Chen may be trying to call Beijing?s bluff at a time when the military and economic risks make it impractical for China to respond with force," says Dowell. Nonetheless, domestic political concerns leave Beijing unable to tolerate any formalization of Taiwan's de facto independence, which is why the Chinese military has been steadily expanding its naval...