Word: basic
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...most basic of stories—one of the underdog defying the longest of odds. Sports are usually pretty good for that, actually. In the context of running and jumping, catching and throwing, we often derive some greater meaning out of the athletic exploits we engage in (or, as was the case for me, write about...
...Sometimes, though, it’s even simpler than that. Sport is life in our basic joy—even if such an emotion is a violation of our ethics as journalists. I will never forget the moment, nearly four years ago, that crystallized this reality...
...debilitating effects of advanced dementia - how it destroys communication, basic muscle control, even the ability to swallow - are difficult to describe in words. Often, it's not until the condition is witnessed up close that it can really be understood...
...chose to be a lawyer and ultimately a judge because I find endless challenge in the complexities of the law. I firmly believe in the rule of law as the foundation for all of our basic rights...
...everything is bad. Tsvangirai has made some progress in resurrecting Zimbabwe's all-but-dead economy. Schools that closed last September after teachers went on strike have reopened. Zimbabweans can now go to shops to buy basic goods that had not been available for 10 years, such as maize meal, sugar, cooking oil and salt (previously they had to be purchased in neighboring Botswana or South Africa and brought into the country). "I think they have done a lot," says economist John Robertson, "but prices must go down, and that will happen only when production improves." He adds, "Our [labor...