Word: optional
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...fake option play," Morris said. "[Dartmouth] had double coverage on me. They had chosen a good defense to cover that play...
...commitment to democracy today is not an option," he said. "It is a fundamental imperative...
...planning to employ three Achieva counselors to do only test prep, a service he expects to translate into a 50-point jump in SAT scores. He says such gains are more likely to help his kids--87% of whom are minorities, many from disadvantaged families--make college an option...
...angel. As a good angel, you wave a sword of the spirit at demons who seem to be wearing little green bikinis. As a fallen angel, you get to stick your claws into those insufferably righteous angels. Guess which one kids are going to pick. So why give the option to be evil? The designers use the free-will argument and note that choosing the fallen angel leads to murder and self-destruction. In the post-Columbine era, that may bear too close a resemblance to real-life nihilism. Still, Christian parents shouldn't fret. The War in Heaven moves...
...long as Saddam's in power that can be avoided. Incremental bombing of his air defenses in the north and funding opposition groups doesn't really endanger the status quo, and while the U.S. would be happy to see him overthrown, it's not investing much in pursuing that option - partly because Saddam's regime is still strong enough to maul any guerrilla challenge." Which is why his Arab neighbors have long since concluded that Washington doesn't intend to overthrow Saddam, and are therefore pushing to end sanctions and find ways of living with the regime in Baghdad...