Word: concernments
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...shuttle one morning on the way to ROTC Williams discovers some traces of polish on her fingernails. “Does anyone have any nail polish remover?” she asks dryly.“Ooooh, busted!” a male cadet replies. These are not major concerns for the women. They understand the rationale behind the regulations: professionalism in dress is important, and all soldiers are supposed to look the same. But they can sometimes feel that they are living a dual life, going back and forth between camouflage and pearls. Sarvis, who likes to wear glittering...
...better chance of getting quadded [because] we’re big,” wrote Chen, who is also a Crimson editor for Fifteen Minutes. But unlike DeSimone, Chen said that linking would guarantee day-to-day interaction with people with whom she aligned.“Our primary concern wasn’t whether we were going to get quadded, but whether we were going to get quadded with people we don’t want to see,” Chen said yesterday. This situation would have been the “worst-case scenario...
...understand the sentiments of people who support Romney’s proposal out of their concern for the children who are caught in the middle of this mess. While many of them might support the right of gays to adopt children, they are not so adamant to defend this right if it means that abandoned, endangered children will not be able to find homes as a result of Catholic Charities losing their license. But considering that Catholic Charities arrange an average of 37 adoptions per year, it seems possible that these adoptions can be arranged through other adoption agencies...
...pressure on ambivalent women is often the father of the child. As states crack down on "deadbeat dads," men have a greater financial incentive to pressure women into ending unwanted pregnancies. Some threaten to break up with their partner if she doesn't get an abortion. There is concern that violence against pregnant women is fueled by men trying to avoid a financial liability. So Dubay could argue that allowing men to shed their financial obligations for unwanted children might protect women from all kinds of pressure when they are deciding how to handle an unplanned pregnancy...
...element believes diplomacy is bound to fail but remains necessary solely to prove the need for a more confrontational approach. Many of the countries that have backed Washington's diplomatic efforts on Iran's nuclear program oppose both regime change and economic sanctions. China wants a brief statement of concern from the Security Council before sending the matter back to the IAEA and giving more time for Russia to negotiate a compromise; Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned Monday that despite the agreement in Vienna to refer the issue to the Security Council, there is no consensus among...