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...which set me to thinking. I quite like British food if cooked well. Most people, however, have rarely experienced it done well, only well done. Still, I can appreciate a culinary evaluation of food where one argues that a particular item just tastes bad, pure and simple. But the crux of my opponents' arguments was often that British food is bad because it involves eating the kidneys and other internal organs. By that token, strike out French food as being a gastronomic delight. Foie gras? Shock, horror...
...This argument, of course, is the crux of the disagreement between those who believe abortion is a right and those who believe abortion is murder," she said...
...this malleability that the best hope for securing equal rights for women lies. Egyptian activists are quick to point out that the divorce amendments did not come at the expense of religious law, but were successful precisely because they were justified in the context of religious teachings. Indeed, a crux of the reform movement was its ability to stave off the objections of religious hard-liners by appealing to passages in the Shariah that discuss the inherent equality of men and women...
...wishes, and on first reading, immigration law seems to support their cause: According to the 1966 Cuban Adjustment Act, any Cuban who touches U.S. soil is entitled to apply for political asylum. There are no overt age restrictions on the law, only a supposition of comprehension. So the crux of the debate is whittled down to one question: Can a six-year-old understand what the word "asylum" truly means...
...realized that the crux of Felicia's Journey is rooted in the Irish culture," Egoyan admits of the tale about a pregnant woman searching for her lover who falls under the sway of a morally conflicted serial killer. "There were many small elements of the story that contributed to the decision as well, such as the fact that abortion really is still illegal in Ireland...