Word: particularly
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...Implicit in this "humor" is the assertion that the endangerment suffered by minorities in general, and queers in particular, is also illusory. They suffer discrimination; we only cry it. We are at pains to note that no conservative has lost his job, been disowned by his family, expelled from his community of faith, barred from marriage or adoption, had every aspect of his sexual life criminalized--or, certainly, been brutally beaten to death--based solely on his political sympathies...
...Instead, the particular school or the University Development office pursues donors who they think will be most enthusiastic about the project...
Admittedly, it wasn't all the candidates' fault. The number of debaters limited the amount of time allowed for response to each question. The moderators also allowed for little discussion between the candidates. In particular, the various questions asked by Karen Brown of WNUR detracted significantly from the tenor of the debate and trivialized the issues facing the American people. When Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) suggested in his closing statement that the candidates try a Lincoln-Douglas style debate in January, it was the best idea of the evening...
...created the world and who has a continuing interest in the life of worldly creatures--ourselves above all. Nonetheless, the four together make a strong case for the urgency with which Jesus' early followers longed to preserve trustworthy records of a supremely important life, one lived in a particular place and time...
...convoy drives up to the Gudermes administrative office with its fake Greek columns, we are met by a crowd of local citizens. We assume they have been bused in to voice their support and enthusiasm for the Russian presence. In fact, they have come to complain. Russian troops--in particular the special assignment police unit, a heavily militarized unit with a reputation for excessive muscle--have been looting the place. "They stole my car yesterday," yells one man in the crowd. "The soldiers steal cattle, spare parts. They get drunk at night and shoot up the town. They harass...