Word: attempt
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...story is heartbreaking, but it is, in its small way, an attempt at happier endings. In Mobile, as part of a program that began in November 1998, mothers are permitted to abandon their newborns at hospitals and walk away--no questions asked. In exchange, district attorney John Tyson has agreed not to prosecute the mothers if they bring the infants within three days of birth and don't harm them. "We're just trying to prevent a desperate situation," Tyson says. "If you could have a healthy, bouncing baby as opposed to a dead infant, which one would you choose...
...gain the approval of his father. Quiet and submissive, Seth enters into J.T. Marlin and is quickly transformed into a quick-tongued, smooth-lying, money-swindling machine. Wearing nicely pressed suits and holding cash in hand, Seth waits eagerly for his father's elusive approval, and yet this attempt to gain respect from his father soon proves fatal...
...Harvard men's basketball team will host Brown and Yale this weekend in a dual attempt to erase forgettable memories from last weekend and to avenge past losses this season...
...concern to both Bush and the party is that his national appeal has been damaged in his attempt to curry favor among conservatives in South Carolina. While Bush campaigns on the centrist-tinged platform of "compassionate conservatism," his right-leaning tour through the Palmetto State - including a controversial appearance at Bob Jones University, which bans interracial dating - has left McCain standing tall in the center and Bush pushed to the fringes. In addition, the latest polls show McCain with a much greater chance of defeating Al Gore or Bill Bradley in November. "You can already see others...
...will be taken to increase minorities' involvement in recruiting programs. But Bush's plan, while ostensibly democratic, raises the ire of some black and minority leaders, in part because it's unclear how the 'diversity outreach' and '20 percent' plan will actually work. "The 20 percent rule is an attempt to be inclusive, to open doors without outwardly using race as a guideline," says Cohen. "But a lot of people believe racism still exists - and that the legacy of discrimination has not been erased." Many Floridians also wonder whether the 20 percent rule will be entirely fair. "The person...