Word: dropping
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...definitely encountered opposition teams who employ every dirty trick in the book in order to gain the upper hand, and I've seen the way a particular law firm will target only the types of clients which promise the greatest return. More disheartening is the way certain attorneys will drop a petitioner at the first sign of serious trouble, leaving their client with large bills and without representation...
...could use a few million more people like her! Especially more full-time moms. And fewer "drop-the-kids-off-with-minimum-wage-day-care-workers" type of moms...
This month's events, however, may not qualify as a true secession. Many Cooperative congregations cling to their SBC affiliation, if only in name. The 1,800 Cooperative-affiliated churches are a drop in the SBC's 41,000-congregation bucket. Nonetheless, they have set up separate missions, seminaries and publishing houses. Cooperative executive director Daniel Vestal predicts an eventual "exodus" from the Convention...
...This bothered me tremendously. Both sides of my family have lived in and around the city for about four generations, and half the people you bump into in the North End are most likely related to me. I don't drop my "r"s, I hate Duck Tours and I can never remember what those flashing lights on top of the Hancock building mean. The city I had grown up in and around suddenly seemed foreign to me. How could I call myself a true Bostonian if I couldn't even give people directions to Allston...
...entryway system has its ups and downs. The rooms are more likely to be private and quiet, a boon if you're into a sedentary lifestyle. On the other hand, casual drop-in visits to anyone above the third floor are bound to seem a little contrived. Some find the entryway setup picturesque and charming. Others are less gracious, grumbling that a social life determined by stairwell is both tiring and stifling...