Word: towardness
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...After 11 years at the helm, his job isn't getting any easier. Last week, he acknowledged that Iran is taking strides toward honing the technology that would enable it to build nukes; he also said the IAEA had obliged North Korea's request that the agency remove its seals and cameras from the nation's primary atomic facility as part of North Korea's reversal on a nuclear disarmament deal
...Team sports, indeed, would seem to provide the best form for a physical exercise requirement at Harvard to take. Not only do they offer the same health benefits as a regular fitness plan, but also they more directly contribute toward the goals of an education of the whole person...
...Team sports provides a constructive and regulated environment for man’s natural competitive spirit, cleansing what is barbaric in that impulse with intricate rules and attendant penalties all while ennobling the individual desire to succeed by directing it toward a larger, collective goal. Sportsmanship—which today is explained to youngsters as having grace in defeat—affects and develops one’s personal sense of honor: It is better to lose with dignity than to win at all costs...
...think the war question is always really interesting. John McCain is always portrayed as a warmonger, so I’m curious about how well he will respond.” In addition to addressing the war in Iraq, the candidates discussed their proposed policies and attitudes toward North Korea, Iran, and Russia. Students like Tullo said they were skeptical of some of the debate’s more gimmicky moments, such as the ballpoint pen McCain produced to prove he would cut down the budget and the bracelet show-and-tell both candidates engaged in to demonstrate their support...
...that point, the two were urged to shake hands again, presumably for the benefit of the cameras. "I'm supposed to pose again," Palin said quietly. Pointing toward the aide that prompted them, Zardari said, "If he's insisting, I might...