Word: requesting
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...rally last month in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, she resorted to the same lame vow?"The things that Indira and Rajiv believed in, I stand for them also"?as when she first assumed the Congress leadership. On the campaign trail she agrees to every supporter's request?fix the water, build a road, reopen someone's husband's factory?with a harried and unconvincing "Yes, we will do it." With her mournfully heavy mascara, her graying hair scraped into a stern ponytail and her tired face an impassive mask of duty, she is the picture of the devoted...
...Gallup poll published in February suggests that female obstetricians are sharply divided on the issue. Thirty-six percent say they would not perform a caesarean at a woman's request if it wasn't medically necessary, 32% say they would, and 28% say it would depend on the circumstances. Tellingly, 27% of the polled doctors who had been pregnant had had at least one C-section themselves, and 22% of those procedures were elective...
...different languages are spoken, and that’s not even counting the dialects! One year I wore one of my Indian outfits as a Halloween costume, easily convincing my neighbors that I was meant to be dressed as an Indian princess. And every time my friends would request that I place the table’s order when we went out for Indian food, I couldn’t help but enjoy doing so with the assumed confidence of a native...
...promote the casinos. The key is a proposed $400 million investment by Credit Suisse First Boston, which would then own most of the company. Trump says he will use the infusion to pay off debt and reinvest in the properties. Some of Trump Hotels' bondholders are furious at the request to restructure the debt and may opt for bankruptcy if Trump pushes too hard. Just a year ago, they bailed him out of a cash crunch by buying a new round of bonds...
...deviled crabs, which had become the house favorite, tasted just as good after a week in the freezer. He and friend John Paul, a bread salesman, each pitched in $350 and starting selling frozen fish sticks. He bought out Paul in the 1950s but denied his mother's request to rename the brand Mrs. Piszek...