Word: belief
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Eileen McGinley always voted Sinn Fein. She also told her five children to vote for the republican political party because "we thought they were fighting for justice" in divided Northern Ireland. That belief died along with her 23-year-old son James, who was stabbed through the heart 17 months ago in Londonderry by a member of the Irish Republican Army...
...more than 50% to $60 million, and the firm is held up as an example by the ebrd, which lent it $15 million to extend its business in sunflower oil and other other types of oil. "There's a lot of wind in the sails now, a lot of belief in the future," says Boden, 33. With the change in political climate, Ukraine "is opening its doors to the world. We're seeing lots of new interest." With the change of government in Kiev, many expect an influx of other big companies. Russia could be a model. While conditions there...
Though U.C. members’ motivations for killing the bill vary, one of the major arguments for not considering the bill was the belief that the U.C. would be “damned if it passes, damned if it doesn’t.” Council members were preoccupied with the notion that the press would misrepresent the legislation as an endorsement of Summers. Perhaps had the U.C. voted to consider the bill, the legislation could have been amended to address these concerns. Many council members who voted against the bill feared ruffling the feathers of the administration...
When metal band Korn's guitarist Brian (Head) Welch left the group, saying his newfound belief in Jesus made him want to try another sort of music, it reminded us of other rock stars who have taken up Abrahamic faiths...
...religious right, she said, uses faith to justify war and the death penalty, as government officials claim that “God is on our side” and favor belief over rational thought...