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Jacqueline Lira’s letter directly contrasted the characters of her father and husband, saying that she regards Lira with respect but Girardi with great shame.

At the site of Nova festival, mourners gathered to pay their respects.

From BBC

"For 23 months of destruction, these factions have shown no real national stance - not in politics, not in relief work, not even in respecting the people's will," he said.

From BBC

This much is clear: The president has no respect for the American anti-monarchical tradition and style, and he seems to lack any real understanding that it’s our fundamental reason for being.

From Salon

He isn't misunderstood because he behaves badly; he's misunderstood because his existence unsettles old certainties about who gets to define respect.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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