Word: deemed
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...People who have committed crimes are not the dregs of society to be dispensed with as politicians deem necessary. Policies that are unjust to criminals are still unjust in an absolute sense. Mass incarceration is not working. Correctional facilities themselves are struggling to handle this ludicrous practice of locking up our most disadvantaged citizens. At best, it is impractical and expensive. At worst, as a trip to a prison and a conversation with an inmate will prove, it is inhumane, unjust and unconscionable...
...high risk information, such as social security numbers and credit card numbers, is currently being installed on most central administration computers, according to Robert Cahill, the University Information Systems director of support services. According to guidelines released by Central Administration Information Technology, administrative computers must not store what they deem high-risk, confidential information “in any way relating to Harvard or Harvard sponsored activities on any individual user computer or portable storage device.” The software is being installed “to make sure computers are compliant,” Cahill said...
...general still wields the power to authorize any operation unilaterally, and U.S. troops don't need to consult the Iraqis if responding to an imminent threat or in self-defense - a provision so broad that most of the limits on U.S. troop operations could effectively be bypassed if commanders deem it necessary to do so. "I would not view them as loopholes," Vermeesch says. "I would view them as provisions to allow U.S. forces in everyday situations to protect themselves...
Nevertheless, the Gongs' living standards don't exactly fit into the Chinese definition of frugality. They live in a cozy two-bedroom apartment in downtown Dagang and drive to work every day in a Kia Cerato that, according to Gong, about 70% of the locals still deem a luxury. But they are not carrying a mortgage, which could have easily added another 2,000 yuan (almost $300) to their monthly expenditures. Gong's parents chipped in with their savings to help the young couple purchase the apartment...
...would deem a lot of positions to be critical, so there’s a lot that needs to be figured out,” Jaeger said...