Word: affirmance
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...China economically. Is that really where China is going, or will the new resemble the old, a return to the Stalinist economic system that even Mikhail Gorbachev is trying to abandon? Will Deng succeed in anointing party chief Jiang Zemin as his successor, and would Jiang, in power, affirm continued economic liberalism...
...corporate America. Justice Henry Horsey matter-of- factly declared that the court had found "no error" in a July 14 lower- court ruling in which Chancellor William Allen denied a motion by Paramount Communications to block the merger of Time Inc. and Warner Communications. Said Horsey: "We therefore affirm the decision...
...aerobic dance classes at the local Jazzercise center, women are talking about who's hot on the silver screen, trading bargain tips and supporting new mothers and divorcees. The workout classes have become a combination gossip fence, networking center, self-help group, junior high locker room and place to affirm grownup community values. "There's no place like it," says JoAnn Mattia, 32, a physical- education teacher who gets to four or five hour-long classes each week. "Everybody talks about what videos to rent and which stores have the best sales. I've made new friends here...
...midst of a heated debate over whether the Reserve Officers Training Corps should return to Harvard, the council had a change to affirm its stated commitment to oppose discrimination in all its forms...
...support and affirm a woman's right to control her own body and her own life is at the heart of the Women's Movement. Rape and sexual violence against women directly threaten those values; so does censorship of women's sexuality. Neither should be condoned...