Word: deeming
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...their bank accounts. Insatiable player-millionaires demand astronomical remuneration. While the world-class players introduced by foreign investors attract the eye in a dazzling fashion, such cash cannot be justified. The Premier League clubs banked by billionaires stay at the top of the rankings while mediocre clubs that businessmen deem unprofitable remain at the bottom. Li Xiang, SINGAPORE...
...There are, however, two problems with the UC’s rhetoric of revolution. Firstly, it is not sufficient to denounce tyranny, make demands that you deem reasonable, and wait for the inevitable negative. Every successful revolutionary needs an ideological justification for action...
...brief stay in a Virginia psychiatric facility did not prevent him from legally buying handguns has prompted outrage from gun control advocates. But at a time when any real gun control legislation is close to a political impossibility, even some Second Amendment activists agree that the criteria used to deem someone mentally unfit to purchase a firearm may need to be reformed...
...Bolivians deem such steps unnecessary because if not chemically transformed into cocaine, coca itself is harmless. On the contrary, studies point to nutritional benefits from a leaf packed with vitamins, minerals and protein. "It's like banning corn because you don't want people to drink alcohol," says Rolando Vargas, a coca grower union leader...
Fortunately though, this is not the case. Although X-rays are never good for you, the machine uses only 10 microRem of X-rays per scan, an extremely low dosage level that some experts deem inconsequential, even for pregnant women. In fact, according to the machine’s manufacturer, a single scan constitutes the same amount of radiation exposure that passengers receive for every two minutes spent in the air. In other words, getting scanned is roughly the equivalent of spending a couple of minutes extra on your next flight...