Word: disturbing
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...cuts may also be illegal, in a profound and historic way. When Indian advocates invoke the "special relationship" between the government and members of Indian tribes, it may disturb citizens who believe all Americans to be equal under law. But few other American groups have warred as sovereign nations against the U.S. government; and none, in return for laying down its arms and accepting life on reservations, has received explicit guarantees of its well-being. The 800 or more treaties signed with various tribes, sporadically upheld by the Supreme Court under a loose philosophy of "trusteeship," obligate the government...
...rule is the same as anywhere else atHarvard--if smoke disturbs someone, then thesmoking has to stop," he said. "It's still not alicense for smoking to disturb...
Nelson explained that since such materials would be easier to cool, his "dream" is an MRI "similar to Star Trek, the size of a hand-held calculator," rather than the current MRIs which are the size of a small room which often disturb claustrophobic patients...
...Ministry by redirecting our attention to Webster's second definition for cult: "a religion regarded as unorthodox or spurious." The factor that currently differentiates the religious groups recognized by the Ministry from cults is that the groups have been around for a while--long enough, at least, not to disturb the current theological balance of power...
...person may disturb an individual engaged in the lawful taking of an animal with the intent to dissaude the individual or otherwise prevent the taking of the animal." --A Montana law recently upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court designed to protect hunters from animal rights activists. Quoted in yesterday's New York Times...