Word: discerning
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...plane, and there is in fact just one Europe." From aloft the Solidarity leader could not, of course, see the very real partition of Europe into East and West. Nor could he detect the many barriers that still separate the countries of Western Europe. But what Walesa did discern is that Europe is changing fast: ideological divisions are disappearing, borders are blurring, and the Continent is coming together in ways that are forcing the rest of the world to take notice...
...think students would benefit from a real core curriculum--i.e., a set of fundamental courses, ordered, purposive, coherent," Bennett said. "I cannot discern such a core curriculum here...
...vodka sippers who like to think they can discern the differences among brands, the ad slogan for Smirnoff might be an attractive come-on: "So superior you can taste it." But the $10 million campaign has not gone down so smoothly with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. Last week the agency said the slogan does not conform to rules that prohibit distillers from claiming special qualities for spirits they sell as vodka. The agency defines vodka as "without distinctive character, aroma, taste or color...
...still have no basis on which to discern whether the damage was caused by a bomb, or whether it was structural damage caused by some internal failure," said U.S. Rep. James L. Oberstar (D-Minn.), chair of the House aviation subcommittee, after consulting with federal officials investigating the incident...
...These are important issues for people to discern," the dean said...