Word: exist
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...some people, however, limiting employment based on nationality is patently discriminatory and anti-competitive. John Macdonald, a European Commission spokesman, says the proposed rule violates E.U. law. "A quota is not compatible with the fundamental freedom of movement rights that exist in the European Union," says Macdonald, who adds that restrictions based on nationality are considered "direct discrimination...
...situation for those who want it badly enough. But very few are informed about how dangerous and damaging the process can be—the fact that every pledging experience doesn’t end in death does not mean that the conditions for it fail to exist...
...teams of Harvard astronomers have announced the discovery of two enormous extragalactic black holes in as many weeks—and conventional theory says the objects shouldn’t even exist. The most recent discovery, an object called IC 10 X-1, was found by a team led by Andrea H. Prestwich, a Harvard astronomer. The object, announced in a paper released last week, has not been identified with absolute certainty as a black hole. But if further observations support the team’s initial conclusions, then IC 10 X-1 will be confirmed as a black hole...
...from McMansions to SUVs we love our conspicuous consumption. That way of life is no longer sustainable. Our planet is disintegrating, and unless we begin to change our ways—and not just talk about changing them—those $10 million dollar Malibu homes will no longer exist for Hollywood’s celebrities to frolic in. America has plenty of these phony Hollywood enviro-celebswhat it needs now is someone who actually practices what he preaches...
...fruits of her “hobby”—rat-catching—to a meeting should the councillors prove intransigent. “[I’ll] bring my rat trap, and there will be a live rat inside, to show you they do indeed exist,” she said at the time. But the agitators aren’t without their opponents and the most vocal among them has been serial commenter Roy Bercaw. “The only way you’re going to get rid of rodents...