Word: forewarning
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...John Milton, penned in 1643 in a treatise against British censorship: “Knowledge cannot defile […] if the will and conscience be not defiled. Bad books […] to a discreet and judicious reader serve in many respects to discover, to confute, to forewarn, and to illustrate.” All people, regardless of geographic and cultural bias, have a basic capacity for reason; governments should leave it to their citizens to discern between the true, the absurd, and the erroneous. Freedom of speech—which includes the right to seek truth by forming...
...considering the costs of running a practice. Many G.P.s feel that seven years of training and over 6,000 consultations a year entitle them to an annual income higher than the $A120,000 the average G.P. earns. They also resent any plan aimed at controlling their charging. "I forewarn the Labor Party," says A.M.A. president Bill Glasson, "not to pursue this fever about bulk billing." It may result, doctors say, in many G.P.s either leaving the workforce or congregating in areas where more people are prepared to pay to see a doctor. The Rural Doctors Association says medicos in remote...
Unfortunately, not every event will ring as true as those just mentioned. The Junior Parents Weekend Committee can't be expected to set up a perfect simulation. Thus you will want to forewarn your parents before they attend the following affairs--lest they falsely interpret the nature of the undergraduate experience...