"One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion." ~ Simone de Beauvoir
State Department officials said the new measures were ordered in reciprocity for China’s strict limits on the actions of American diplomats there.
Allies See a Familiar Pattern in Trump’s Iran Reversal
The move intensified global doubts about the president’s judgment and the power wielded by the United States. But some analysts also praised Mr. Trump’s restraint.
Three-quarters of participants in a new study said obese people should exercise more and eat better, even though science says it’s more complicated than tha
High winds have grounded a huge iceberg on the Newfoundland shore, to the delight of camera-wielding sightseers.
Darren Wilson, the police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., has told investigators that he was pinned in his vehicle and in fear for his life as he struggled over his gun with Michael Brown, according to government officials briefed on the federal civil rights investigation into the matter.
Why do Republicans
have a gender gap when they ascribe superpowers to women, like the
ability to block rape sperm with sheer willpower?
BP Report Pins Most of Blame on Others BP's internal investigation into the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig found that the British oil giant bears some responsibility for the disaster but laid most of the blame on its contractors.
3.‘“如果没有潘恩的这支笔，乔治·华盛顿所举起的剑将是徒然无功。”’（Without the pen of Paine, the sword of Washington would have been wielded in vain.） 4.‘“历史将会把美国的革命归因于托马斯·潘恩。”’（History would ascribe the American Revolution to Thomas Paine.）
wield (wēld) tr.v., wield·ed, wield·ing, wields.
To handle (a weapon or tool, for example) with skill and ease.
To exercise (authority or influence, for example) effectively. See synonyms at handle.
[Middle English welden, from Old English wealdan, to rule, and wieldan, to govern.]
wieldablewield'a·bleadj. wielderwield'ern. pin Hold (someone) firmly in a specified position so they are unable to move:she was standing pinned against the doorRichards pinned him down until the policearrived
pin on
Attribute to someone, especially a wrongdoing or crime. For example, They pinned the murder on the wrong man. This expression uses pin in the sense of "attach." [First half of 1900s] verb To ascribe (a misdeed or an error, for example) to: affix, assign, blame, fasten, fix, impute, place. Seegive/take/reciprocity.ascribe tr.v., -cribed, -crib·ing, -cribes.
To attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin: "Other people ascribe his exclusion from the canon to an unsubtle form of racism" (Daniel Pinchbeck). See synonyms at attribute.歸因
Showcasing more than 60 pieces from the Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint Laurent Foundation and the Museum of Lace and Fashion collections, 'Sheer: Yves Saint Laurent', out today, highlights the designer’s mastery over transparent fabrics.
sheer(COMPLETE) adjective[before noun] used to emphasize how very great, important or powerful a quality or feeling is; nothing except: The suggestion is sheer nonsense. His success was due to sheer willpower/determination. It was sheer coincidence that we met.
by (sheer) force/weight of numbers because the number of people or things was so great: The crowd managed to force its way in by sheer weight of numbers.willpower noun[U] the ability to control your own thoughts and the way in which you behave; determination: It took a lot of willpower to stay calm. I don't have the willpower to diet.
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