Word: pro
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2000
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...group has filed for non-profit status and has recruited a group of lawyers who have agreed to do pro-bono work on its behalf...
This past primary season, many people had perceptions of Senator John S. McCain (R-Ariz.) that were simply laughable. Some thought that he was pro-choice. Others thought that he was the more "liberal" of the two major Republican candidates. But at least everyone knew the one crucial thing to understand about John McCain: His alleged genuineness. The opposite of the fast-talking politicians, McCain was a maverick and someone who spoke from the heart with his "straight talk." But a May 9th smoke-filled room summit with Republican nominee Texas Gov. George W. Bush may finally reveal the truth...
...make sure that in the movies, hockey players put the proverbial puck in the net, if you know what I mean—all three films end with a kiss. But for the rest of us who will never win an Olympic figure skating medal, a spot on the pro-tour or a Canadian junior championship, life is a bit tougher. Our love of the sport rewards us with a few moments of glory on pavement, but when the game’s over, the job still sucks and the girlfriend’s still gone...
...doubles, Harvard tore into the Big Green, this year's Ivy League doormat. Crimson juniors Anthony Barker and Mike Rich defeated David Floren and Matt Young 8-0 at the No. 3 slot. Co-captain Joe Green and freshman Dave Lingman, paired at No. 2, also had an easy pro set, beating Jeff Sloves and Parashar Ranade 8-2. Harvard completed the sweep when co-captain John Doran and sophomore Cillie Swart took out Robert Chen and Greg d'Incelli...
...about a young man always in and out of trouble. But in the '90s, he quit his TV career to lead a campaign against oil drilling that was devastating the lands of his Ogoni tribe. His crusade was derailed when his movement was implicated in the killing of four pro-government chiefs. Despite global protests and his pleas of innocence, he was hanged for murder. But he is not forgotten, as shown by the sign above, displayed outside a 1997 meeting of Commonwealth nations...