Word: consensus
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...right of free expression, the right to advocate a different viewpoint, and to arrive at a consensus after free discussion, must all be considered as profound human needs," he said, before being interrupted by applause--one of more than a score of instances of spontaneous cheering...
...announcement--that "there is an overwhelming medical and scientific consensus that cigarette smoking causes lung cancer, heart disease, emphysema and other serious diseases in smokers"--appeared on the company's newly designed Web site (www.philipmorris.com) and is the second in a series of attempts by tobacco companies to give salience to health-related issues. Last year, the Brown and Williamson Tobacco Company similarly redesigned its Web site to include a section on smoking and health hazards, and Tommy Payne, director of R.J. Reynolds, announced two weeks ago that his company planned to follow suit. Previously, Philip Morris had only gone...
...April. But an Israeli proposal to open a second entrance has provoked a furious response from all but one of the Christian sects, who believe a second entrance will disrupt the balance of power at the ancient holy site. While Israel has resolved not to proceed without establishing a consensus, the authorities fear that the pressure of millennium tourism could create a tragedy...
When Zogby sets himself to conduct a poll, he keeps two factors in mind. Generally, he said, voters don't form nuanced opinions until 36 to 48 hours after an event. But during that time they're exposed to the media consensus...
...Gulf War with months of explanations, NATO's bombing campaign against Serbia this year seemed to come out of nowhere. So on foreign policy, Republicans have sensed an opening to humiliate a President they could not topple, even if that means discarding the tattered remains of the bipartisan consensus on foreign affairs. Last year, when Clinton ordered the bombing of Iraq on the eve of his impeachment, Senate majority leader Trent Lott was unafraid to issue a statement questioning the timing of the attack. In April, House Republicans defeated by a tie vote a measure in support of the NATO...