Word: entailment
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...patriots and tyrants every 20 years." Jefferson did not make the remarks because tyrants are born in batches. He made them because he thought it necessary that each generation renew its commitment to the values on which its society is based. And Jefferson knew the sacrifice that would entail...
Then, too, gay-rights activists question whether the record keeping and identification that testing would entail could remain confidential. Concern about being publicly branded positive for AIDS antibodies is so great among high-risk groups that mandatory testing would probably force such people into hiding. Thus those most likely to carry the disease would be least likely to find out whether they had been infected...
...that entail the delivery of weapons...
Moreover, even if the failure of deterrence were "inevitable," this proposition does not necessarily entail the apocalyptic conclusions that are often drawn from it. Failures need not be large ones that lead to extinction of the species. Even if a large failure is inevitable, that inevitability may come after thousands of years. What we do now can affect these outcomes...
...limited experience in athletic administration, she said, "I have been on all sides of the fence--as an athlete, as a student, and as director of operations. I know what these administrative decisions entail...