Word: belief
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...enduring belief that it must stay in the forefront of changes in the wider media environment has driven its growth. The Corporation ballooned in the 1990s, adding staff (numbers peaked at more than 27,000 in 2004; they now stand at 23,000 before the new cuts take effect) and diversifying its operations and output. In came the rolling news service BBC News 24 along with a commercial arm, BBC Worldwide. The drive for ratings intensified...
...wielded less and less individual power and has been forced to seek consensus on important decisions. Hu is no exception and had to make compromises. He failed, for example, to name Li Keqiang, his favored candidate, as sole successor. Indeed, Li trailed Xi onto the podium Monday, confirming a belief among analysts that, for the moment at least, Xi has a slight edge in the race to lead China. (If previous practice is followed and no unforeseen events intervene, Xi will succeed Hu at the 18th Party Congress in 2012, while Li will take over as Premier.) Hu also lost...
...campaign. I never had any religious services in the White House. The first time that religion was injected seriously into the political game was when John Kennedy ran back in 1960. I think that candidates can say, 'Yes I do have faith. This is my belief, but when I get into office I will treat all Americans exactly the same whether they have my religion or no religion...
...matter, it does not appear that Watson actually stands by his racist remarks. Shortly after the scandal broke, Watson told The Associated Press “I cannot understand how I could have said what I am quoted as having said. There is no scientific basis for such a belief.” The true danger of Watson’s insensitive remarks and his apparent predilection for promulgating distasteful views is that as a result of his stature as a scientist, people will mistake his fringe views as representative of the majority of scientists. Nothing could be further from...
...same as ours—whereas all the testing says not really.” After a public outcry, Watson said in a statement that he was surprised by what he was quoted as saying and that “there is no scientific basis for such a belief.” Watson has since stayed out of the public eye, and Seed Magazine representatives declined to comment for this story. Howard C. Berg, the Smith professor of physics and a friend and colleague of Watson for over 40 years, said he had no personal knowledge of Seed Media Group...