Word: existance
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...generally signed that as the executive director of PBHA, Inc.," Johnson said. "I could legally sign it, but I can't ethically sign it not knowing what's going to exist in the summer." He added that PBH Assistant Director Smith may be able to vouch for the programs in good faith and sign the grant request...
...responsible for underdevelopment. Anyone who has spent real time in the "inner-cities" Star describes in such mystical terms, will attest to the seriousness with which many if not most of the residents comport themselves and contemplate ways to improve their lot. I know for a fact that there exist in these "inner-cities" scores of people who have never referred to themselves as "niggers" and "bitches" and yet they remain poor. What would Star say to these people...
Star's argument may be critiqued with reference to sociological literature. Several prominent sociologists, building on the work of W.E.B. Dubois, developed the concept of "contextual identity." Because identity is contextual, it is possible for there to exist two levels of language "in-group" and "out-group." The theory holds that members of different groups shift their language accordingly based on context. Therefore, terms like "nigger," "wop" and "J.A.P." may be used comfortably when dealing with members of one's own ethnic group without necessarily constituting belief or objective reality about one's situation...
...that pace be kept up? The omens are not entirely favorable. One indispensable condition for peace does finally exist: a battlefield stalemate that all sides would run a big risk trying to break. On the other hand, the three Presidents are coming into the talks with very different goals that will not be easy to reconcile. A senior U.S. official sums them up this...
...number of professors say that conflicts of interest can also exist through non-financial means, for example if a professor has some sort of intellectual interest in a company...