Word: blanks
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...that the church rethink its ban on Communion for divorced Catholics who remarry. Pope John Paul helped establish the synod's forthright mood with an opening homily that avoided touching on specific issues; it seemed clear to Vatican observers that the Pope was presenting the synod participants with a blank page on which to express their thoughts freely. Godfried Cardinal Danneels of Belgium, who was assigned to summarize official reports for the meeting, told journalists that the Pope "said nothing about the work of the coming synod, gave no guidelines for what we were...
...forced to make Spain the first country to withdraw totally from the 16-member alliance. But when the votes were counted, the pro-NATO group had won by a surprisingly large margin. The final tally showed 52.5% for continued membership, 39.8% for withdrawal, and the rest of the ballots blank or invalid...
...play description of the images, could not contain his excitement. "It's obvious that there is structure on this nucleus," he exclaimed. "Mountains, hills, craters--incredible detail!" Suddenly the image froze and then, only two seconds before the spacecraft's closest approach to the comet, the screens went blank...
Ekow Eshun's new job comes with a really cool office. He was recently appointed artistic director of London's Institute of Contemporary Arts, and his office walls are still blank. The space boasts high ceilings and a window you can step through onto a breezy balcony overlooking St. James' Park. "The view is amazing," enthuses Eshun, dressed in a black jacket, black trousers and a light blue T shirt. "I love the fact that you have the institution of Buckingham Palace over there, but then you have the London Eye too. I love the playfulness of it." Eshun...
...There’s not 100 percent certainty in any of the claims, but they are reasonable given what we know in the literature,” Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology Steven Pinker, whose book “The Blank Slate” provided some of the basis for Summers’ emphasis on “intrinsic aptitude” in his remarks, said in March...