Word: duals
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...shows hideous photographs of damaged children, many of them little more than lumps of meat. Those did not make it, but there are plenty that would survive if only they had some medication. But these are poor people and cannot afford medicines. Cancer drugs, for instance, fall under the dual use category and are listed under UN sanctions. So, although medical services are highly subsidized in Iraq, these children can have no treatment. Leukemia patients are given a blood transfusion and discharged. Other cancers are treated symptomatically. Everything is available in Iraq, even medicines, but come at a heavy price...
...Catholic Church does not allow homosexuals to marry, nor does it sanction sex outside of marriage for individuals of any orientation. This is based on the doctrine that sex is a blessing given to us for the dual purpose of procreation and strengthening the marital bond, and that to use it otherwise would be to misuse the gift of sex. The Church’s current teaching on homosexuality and marriage creates a difficult situation for homosexual Catholics who may feel called to dedicate their lives to another individual in the sight of God, as heterosexual Catholic couples...
...Paul expends much energy insisting that women wear head coverings at worship. Subsequent to the writing of the texts, Church interpretation and common practice have shown Christians that God may be worthily served without the strict interpretation of these particular doctrines. The faithful of every age have the dual responsibility of adhering to their faith in the essence of salvation and of questioning it from their modern viewpoint, engaging in respectful dialogue with the goal of perfecting the Church’s message...
...address the Union's biggest problem: the abiding impression among Europeans that the E.U. is all brains and no heart, an entity only a bureaucrat could love. The Chirac-Schröder agreement is a classic E.U. fudge. Instead of sharpening competencies, they are creating new potential overlaps. The dual presidency could all too easily end up being a duel, with the two executives at permanent war. And the deal reflects the kind of "something for everyone" compromise that gives the Union a bad name. The Germans, with their federal structure and ambivalence toward national feeling, have always been committed...
...million people of Indian origin may be granted dual nationality by the Indian government in a plan designed to bring the diaspora, and its wealth, back home...