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With such rapturous scenery and a climate that is consistently delightful, perhaps it would be unfair to expect nature to have bestowed the island with miles of perfect sands as well.
Another common nickname, bestowed by a satirical paper called Frank , is The Glock und Spiel , probably a sly dig at the Globe's conservative leanings.
And on this perfectly nice and liberal-minded businessman, Roth, in his malicious rage, has bestowed a monster of a daughter, a stuttering left-wing bomb thrower and murderous lunatic destined to ruin her daddy's family and his life--just to show what comes of so much cheer and post-ethnic American optimism.
If one is fortunate enough to carry one of those Italian names beginning with Bon- or Buon(buono good), for example, one's value is announced to all the world: the parents of Michelangelo Buonarroti (arrota `gain,' from arrogare `to acquire'; the compound, say Hanks and Hodges, was originally bestowed when parents welcomed the birth of a child) probably were not surprised that he turned out so well, although they might have had even higher hopes for his little brother, Buonarroto Buonarroti .
Affirmative action is likely to fail when it is merely a special preference bestowed upon those who have the right parents, whether "right" means educational pedigree or skin color.