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...however, in an era when excessive gasoline consumption has become offensive to nostril, pocketbook and national pride, automotive abstinence has become a virtue. The kiwi is in the catbird seat. The man or woman who gets to work by bicycle or shanks' mare trails clouds of self-esteem as palpable as the carbon dioxide fumes he has forsworn. Whether he refuses to buy a car at today's prices or simply will not or cannot take the wheel, he can be said to have heeded official pleas to share the ride (though it is someone else who does...
Restic's offense was limited by rules restricting motion and the short preparation time. But his discussions with Buckley and the evident communication between coach and signalcaller--often by just a nod--underlined the high esteem in which Restic holds his precious quarterbacks...
...months to appear. Shawn acknowledges that "we are tempted to hold for two, three or four years'' articles that have no topicality, "but we don't want to make writers unhappy." The backlog of unprinted articles "always seems a little longer every year." Some writers who esteem brevity are convinced that others are paid more for writing longer, and have no inducement to write shorter. Shawn, after studying his private list of who is paid what (he alone knows), disputes this...
...Your everyday life consists of trying to defend yourself from abuse," Uspensky recalls. "Most of the people there are highly educated, and have high moral values, yet defending your moral self-esteem becomes an everyday struggle. You are considered a kind of animal...
...known goals of China's strongman, Vice Chairman Deng Xiaoping, and his powerful allies. One is to discredit permanently the Gang of Four and other radicals who not only purged the current leaders but also brought China to the edge of chaos. An other is to lower public esteem for Mao without discrediting the Great Helmsman entirely...