Word: forme
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...Perfection is a form of arrogance, but so is not doing the best...
...grow up and do their own laundry. Now, however, in an extreme case that has made headlines across the nation, a court has been asked to consider whether a mother's love for her son - and that of his grandparents too - was so intense, it could be considered a form of child abuse...
Many will agree that, in its ideal form, the process by which a school admits students would be solely meritocratic. Schools today, however, are faced with the additional need to create a student body that is diverse in order to expose students to individuals that have had different but valuable intellectual and social experiences. In their desire to create an institution that is both meritocratic and diverse, some suggest that focusing on socioeconomic affirmative action is the best solution. In reality, though, this is far from the case...
...Even if the skeptics are correct and a military victory over the Taliban remains unlikely, the next best option - negotiating some form of compromise with the Taliban, involving shutting out al-Qaeda and some form of power-sharing with the elected government - would require convincing the insurgents that they can't win on the battlefield. Surging tens of thousands more U.S. troops into the Afghan theater may be necessary if the goal is simply to fight this one to a tie. (Logistical constraints, however, suggest that the surge may be more of a dribble, with the U.S. currently lacking...
Prominent economists like Mark Zandi at Economy.com, who has counseled the White House and also worked with the presidential campaign of John McCain, say there is little doubt what is going on. "Yes, I think it's a form of stimulus," said Zandi, who has always favored a second stimulus. "This is what I always thought would happen, policymakers would take it one step at a time...