Word: lay
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Alarcon: Yes, in terms of the proper role that the church should have in a lay society. I mean in terms of practicing religion, promoting certain values of spirituality, of human kindness, of human solidarity. I think that would be a positive development. But we cannot go back to the time when one particular religion had the dominant role, because that is a way to discriminate against others. The obligation of the state is to guarantee freedom of religion, and that implies dealing with all of them on an equal footing...
...Senator stressed that what he was proposing was not merely a joyride for a national icon but a unique opportunity to study the science of aging. In his 24 years in the Senate, Glenn has distinguished himself as a champion of the elderly and something of a lay scholar on the biology of senescence. It has not escaped his notice that some of the changes the body goes through as it ages--the breakdown of bones and the immune system, for example--are identical to the ones it goes through in zero-G. What better way to study both phenomenons...
...fall of 1991, a new computer system gave The Crimson Quark XPress and Imagesetter capacity, enabling the editors to lay out the paper on computers...
...that he no longer has to lay out the pagesby hand, Sorrento says he serves as an "advisor"instead...
...work, as a whole, is meant to show no affectation of fine writing, not does it lay claim to literary excellence. The Advocate has this ground by right of possession; we do not attempt to rival it in deux d'esprit, or in cunningness of speculation, or otherwise poach upon its preserves. We shall be content with the humbler task of satisfying the curiosity of our readers about what is going on in Cambridge, and at other colleges, and of giving them an opportunity to express their ideas upon practical questions. It ought to be added perhaps, that, while...