Word: imperfect
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...pool some of their sovereignty in organizations like the European Community. Two further inducements in that direction have been the salutary phenomenon of economic interdependence and the ominous one of ecological despoliation on a scale too daunting for any nation to handle on its own. The United Nations, however imperfect and maligned as an institution, is a powerful and promising idea...
Although he admitted that the proposal's developers knew it to be "imperfect," Dienstbier denied that it was "too fantastic," and said the investment would ultimately save money that otherwise would go to military expenditures...
...imperfect world, rights inevitably conflict. There can never be an absolute way of determining whether the press's right to the truth has priority over a citizen's right to privacy. In the case of rape, it may be that the traditional policy of reticence, even if quaintly motivated, still makes sense. Many women applaud Ziegenmeyer's courage. Not every rape victim can be expected to possess...
...group active in the principals controversy, is expected to pack a meeting of the board of education. Unquestionably, the highly charged atmosphere robs students and teachers of precious classroom time. But, for the moment at least, many Chicagoans take some comfort in the notion that parent-led councils, while imperfect, could not possibly make the city's beleaguered school system any worse. "All we've done now is empower people to make decisions that may or may not be right," says Professor Bakalis. "It's a mistake to believe only people with Ph.D.s know what...
...results are clearly silly. The survey is imperfect...