Word: frameworks
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...wife is said to be unhappy with the performance of campaign manager Scott Reed, according to aides. Reed, whose low-key style has helped him earn and keep Dole's trust, has shepherded his balky candidate through the difficult primaries, but has been slow to put a strategic framework on the general-election campaign. Sensing the boss's flickering fuse, Reed tried last week to enlist some graybeards who could give Dole what he wants--and still leave Reed firmly in control. But Reed's group looked like a Who's Who of Washington veterans and influence peddlers: former Senators...
...viewpoints epitomized by the Jesus Seminar and the conservative Evangelicals are limited by the framework of the Western scientific paradigm. Both are impoverished by their thoroughly literal interpretations of the Bible. Most religious traditions rely on metaphors to enlighten and bring us closer to the source of life, which is generally regarded as unknowable and incomprehensible. Religion and humanity would be better served if academics and religious leaders could provide us with more compelling interpretations of the underlying meaning of Bible stories. LINDA KEYS Madrid...
Probably the most important reason for this is the strength of the yen, which has made American products cheaper in Japan. Beyond that, the U.S. has become more competitive in such industries as semiconductors and automobiles. A "framework agreement," which concerns such broad issues as the loosening of Japanese regulatory restrictions and government procurement policies, is also credited with lowering the U.S. trade deficit and raising exports...
...Race is a construct--not the key factor," said Professor of Anthropology David H. Maybury-Lewis. "A comparative nature is where it's at. The University has to be the framework for these studies...
...historian E.P. Sanders stressing Jesus' place within 1st century Judaism, Wright concludes that the Gospels provide sufficient evidence to deduce not just a wandering sage who was crucified for reasons unclear, but a prophet who announced a coming Kingdom of God and died for it; and that this framework in turn clarifies "dozens of examples where the details fall into place." Specifically, his book will state that Jesus' trial, the fact that he claimed to be the Messiah and his bodily Resurrection have sound historical basis...