Word: although
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Wrinn said that although the University did have some involvement with the health plan's beginnings three decades ago, Harvard's relationship with Harvard Pilgrim has never been fiduciary...
...these options are also ways to avoid being with myself, to avoid coming home in the afternoon and taking a nap or a walk and deciding what I really care about right now. Although the kids I worked with never failed to make me smile, there were days when I wasn't enjoying the time we spent together or really listening to all of their ideas. My older brothers are always full of great advice: "Tig," they say, "Three things: study less, spend less time on all these crazy activities and go out more." My roommates agree and quote Indigo...
...Although I laughed off their suggestions then, they saw something I didn't. During one discussion on the power of community organizations, I was disappointed that a volunteer didn't want to change his level of involvement. When I asked why, I was blown away. He wrote, "I feel like I've made a promise to [my mentee] and I don't want to break it, not when so many promises have been broken before. These little promises are the most important promises I can make. The promise is simple--I will do everything I can to make you feel...
...spent Tuesday wooing South Carolina voters with TV ads in which each side depicted its opponent as a truth-twisting slick who broke a pledge to avoid negative campaigning. While Bush may be counting on collecting much of Forbes' conservative vote, it may not be that simple an equation: Although much of Forbes' support comes from social conservatives and those seeking lower taxes (both likely to back Bush), he also carried a contingent of people voting against the GOP establishment, a group likely to back McCain. As for Forbes' future, if his last repositioning is anything to go by, there...
...ship - if anything, he's required to do his best to jump ship, because it can't go anywhere without him. Four senior crewmen escaped from a hijacked Afghan Boeing 727 on a London runway overnight Tuesday, after climbing out of the cockpit while their captors' backs were turned. Although some nine crew members remain on board with 156 hostages, it's uncertain whether any of them is able to fly the plane. But despite an hour of furious silence, the hijackers soon resumed negotiations with British authorities - after all, they may not be planning to go anywhere, since...