You begin having to contend with how they actually affect the world, even when that reality contradicts all of your utopian theories".
When she leaves the hospital and reënters the world in her new body, Crosby is forced to contend with how little control she now has over others' perceptions of her.
On another front, the new government will have to contend with how to give women, indigenous people and those born on the lowest rungs of the Hindu caste ladder a voice in running this deeply hierarchical society.
Both parties have to contend with how well - or badly - their national leaders are playing in people's front rooms, despite the fact that the third-out election - only one in three seats is up for grabs - is strictly local.
Judges of the Women's Prize for Fiction must contend with how to judge Hilary Mantel's book against others, and I wonder if it might not be tempting to ask whether she really needs another award, rather than stick to the only relevant question: has she written the best book on the list?
VICE talked with Ruhl about, among other things, how he measures Church finances (there are possible secret bank accounts and potential fraud to contend with), how it rakes in revenue, what happens when a diocese goes bankrupt, and just how long the Vatican can hold up against multibillion dollar liability.
VICE talked with Ruhl about, among other things, how he measures Church finances (there are possible secret bank accounts and potential fraud to contend with), how it rakes in revenue, what happens when a diocese goes bankrupt, and just how long the Vatican can hold up against multi-billion dollar liability.
It's especially uneasy about stories that feature ordinary people, particularly women, trying to make sense of a disordered world with small stakes, where the most important worry is whether a person takes good care of her children, stands up to a recalcitrant spouse, or contends with how best to fit or subvert social mores.
