Word: relenting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...past couple of millennia--I think that we ought to stick with what we know." The best way to address this argument is to prove beyond a doubt that homosexual union is a viable, albeit heretofore unexplored, version of virtuous living. Even the crustiest nostalgist will be forced to relent in the face of a thoroughly convincing argument...
State attorneys general may sue to keep Microsoft from shipping the new operating system to PC makers in May. But if the A.G.s relent, or fail in court, and you get the chance to upgrade (at $109 a pop), what to expect? Win 98 is a clear step up from Win 95, but it's an evolution, not a revolution...
...Crimson would not relent, adding to their lead with several sweeps. It went 1-2-3 in both the 200 Individual Medley and in the 200 butterfly...
That drive and familiarity proved important in the Crimson's defeat of the Tigers, winning the match in five long games. Both teams would not relent, knowing that this match could help determine the final Ivy League standings...
...stubble and receding hairline, he could pass for the vacationing salesman at the next table. He doesn't talk like a star either--declining to gossip about the movie business and refusing to share the personal secrets that it has become so fashionable for celebrities to reveal. He may relent and discuss his dog Legacy, but definitely not his dates. "Every citizen who lives and respects the Constitution deserves a right to privacy," he says. "It's just a line I never felt comfortable crossing...