Word: consensus
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...these two are only the vanguard of an ever-broadening consensus: everyone, it seems, has kept harbored in their heart of hearts a secret crush for these hang-outs--until now. The evil forces of capitalism have conquered the beloved Tasty, vanquished the mythic Wursthaus and seem destined to continue their merciless route of all the aged and unique businesses that make the Square quirky (hence lovely). In the case of the Bow, the tears shed--or revolutions plotted--by fuzzy-hearted communitarians may be justified...
...Iran's Islamic version of democracy. "By most accounts reformers will capture the assembly from Islamic conservatives and hard-liners," says TIME Middle East bureau chief Scott MacLeod from Tehran. "But this being Iran, a victory for the reformers may not be precisely what it seems. While there's consensus on greater opening up to the West and economic reforms, there are important differences in the reform coalition on how far to push for loosening of political and social restrictions...
...prosecution's effort wound down, there was a general consensus that all four cops were trapped by evidence that implicated them in the most damning way possible: Gunshots that traveled up Diallo's leg, indicating he was prone when some of the shots were fired; the sheer number of bullets discharged by the police; and an earwitness's testimony that there was a pause in the shooting, suggesting the cops may have had a moment to think before they continued firing. By the time the first cop took the stand, the defense had their work cut out for them...
...body of 6,000. Of those 41, 24 students felt Undergraduate Council Vice President John A. Burton '01 should be removed. If this were the council impeachment vote, 24 votes out of 41 would not reach the two-thirds standard to remove Burton. Thus, there is hardly a clear consensus on the issue...
...worried that we can't pinpoint this beginning: the first labeling, the first frown, the first parody. The snowballing effect of reputation has a tremendous power to shape future endeavor. It is the power of junior high school popularity contests and the subtle consensus of entire disciplines, the power of suggestion and the slow crafting of taste. It remains to be seen whether it is possible to separate out the crucible where opinion is formed, to shape the sways of reputation, to find the voice speaking...