Word: demeaned
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...Mitt Romney’s “civil unions” would establish equality without violating the rights of those who do not support gay marriage. Such unions could be open to both homosexual and heterosexual couples in place of religious marriages. They would in no way demean or lessen the status of homosexual individuals or create “separate but equal” institutions reminiscent of racial segregation. Instead, civil unions uphold the rights of all men and women, regardless of sexuality...
...major overhaul. Says Michael Ancram, the Conservative shadow foreign secretary: "The defendants must have their rights respected. The charges they face must be clear, and they must have the right to proper representation." Matthias Kelly, chairman of the Bar Council of England and Wales, warned the U.S. not to "demean democracy by descending to the standards of those you are trying to defeat." Labour M.P. David Winnick, reflecting the widespread conviction that Bush owes Blair a favor in return for his loyalty during the Iraq war, caught the national mood at Prime Minister's question time: "Put your foot down...
...turns an issue that states have historically decided for themselves into a basic constitutional tenet. Even supporters expressed surprise at Justice Anthony Kennedy's language, given this court's allergy to broad social pronouncements. "The petitioners are entitled to respect for their private lives," Kennedy argued. "The State cannot demean their existence or control their destiny by making their private sexual conduct a crime." The court's majority based its landmark decision on a belief in "a realm of personal liberty which the government may not enter." To opponents, it meant that any law based mainly on moral norms...
...more than that, I hope they felt some satisfaction when we didn’t. During my term at the helm of this section, I never believed that all 41 sports merited equal coverage. But I’d hope the athletes on those teams never let that fact demean the dignity of their endeavor. There is excellence in the pursuit, regardless of the publicity it generates...
...Harvard would accept money from an individual who does not condemn outrageously slanderous speech and libelous writings promulgated by those representing institutions that he founded and can control. Harvard would never accept money from an individual who has connections with the Ku Klux Klan or other racist organizations that demean women or homosexuals. So why is it acceptable for Harvard to accept money from a man who does not recognize the legitimacy of an entire nation, religion, culture, tradition and people? During a time of rising anti-Jewish rhetoric within Europe, the Arab world and even in our prestigious universities...