Word: respected
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...commandos has been combing the forest in India's longest-running manhunt. It has yielded nothing. Why not? It is often said that the bandit bribes politicians and policemen to tip him off about commando operations. But he also has a network of informers, who dread and respect him. Like a modern-day Robin Hood, he helps the poor with money but demands absolute loyalty in return. His most popular deed was the alleged killing of an associate for raping a tribal woman...
...signature loose-fitting, all-black ensemble, Woods practically boasted that his life verges on the quotidian. "I'm a professional athlete. That's my job. That takes me around the world, so right there that's not your average 24-year-old," he said. "But in every other respect, I do everything the same. I may go out to a movie, to a restaurant, bars; the only difference is there are consequences for my doing it. But you can do the same things like anybody else. And that's what people don't quite understand. Do you have to live...
...local people in charge of local schools --To abolish the "death tax" --To sign a bill banning partial-birth abortion --To uphold the honor and dignity of the presidency --To earn military's respect --To promote alternatives to abortion --To help poor families find their own homes --To promote the teaching of abstinence in schools...
...There's no need for anthropology. I simply note the unarguable, poll-proven fact that Gore disturbs many men. Not all, of course. Millions of American males admire and respect Gore, like his policies, and will vote for him enthusiastically...
This was especially true when the subject turned to Vietnam. "He thought, if the decision had been made, you back up the country and stop whining," recalls Birge. "That comes as much from who his parents were and his respect for the system--he was unique among all my friends that he had that attitude." It also reflected a kind of efficiency, Birge notes, in someone whose temperament was far more practical than philosophical: "If this was something you couldn't do anything about, why waste your time worrying about...