Word: enough
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...enough for most small towns to have that big billboard at the edge of town, broadcasting their claim to fame...
What happened? Yasser Arafat refused. He refused even to make a counteroffer. Then, finding no international support for his intransigence, he decided to reshuffle the deck: start a war that might give him the upper hand--a war that would bring enough international pressure on Israel to enable him to dictate terms...
Some say, Of course: all parents want to be told if their kids are doing something wrong. Others say, Of course not: one parent's wrong might be another parent's "So what?" It's hard enough looking after your own kids without policing other people's. There's no right answer for every parent in a situation like this, so the best strategy may be to decide in advance what you will do if the problem comes...
Since teenagers tend to act out in groups, it's best to network with other parents years before the kids are old enough to inhale. According to Kate Kelly, author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Parenting a Teenager, those early chats about play dates and carpools give you a chance to make your preferences known. Ideally your teen will come to you if she gets into trouble at a friend's house, but if you want to hear from her friend's parents too, say so early, especially since maintaining parent-to-parent ties gets tougher...
...biographer's telling of the story so far proceeds smoothly enough but also quietly, since Bellow, like great authors in general, has spent his most adventurous and significant periods alone in rooms, filling up blank pages. The youngest of four children, growing up in Chicago, he decided that he would become a writer and proceeded, with relentless determination, to do so. His early novels attracted critical respect but little money; he was nearly 50 before Herzog (1964) produced his first big payday. As his fame grew, he attracted what seems like zillions of awards, including the 1976 Nobel Prize...