Word: neutralizes
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Representatives of the German and Belgian Greens, both in governing coalitions, called for a pause in the bombing to allow food aid to flow freely to the impoverished Afghan population. But while there is still deep public concern about the plight of civilians - particularly among neutral countries like Sweden - the European governments have so far stayed the course...
...administration’s rationale for outsourcing. Despite the bureaucratese, the message was clear: it’s all about competition delivering a quality product and keeping workers in line. In short, the University’s current “opinion,” which is far from neutral or unbiased, is that a living wage is unnecessary, and that outsourcing is not only essential, but in many cases preferred...
...recognized that what’s wrong with final clubs (or, rather, with the lack of inclusive alternatives) goes beyond gender discrimination. But its campaign is still characterized in gender-specific terms and obscures the difficulties Harvard social life would face even if every final club went gender-neutral tomorrow. Any real reform will need to look beyond the issue of gender—and to address the role of the College in helping you find someone for lunch...
...depriving them of the benefits of membership, by creating an boys-only environment that encourages drunken lechery and perhaps even sexual assault—in all these ways, the arguments go, the final clubs and their influence set back the cause of women at Harvard. But in a gender-neutral age, the exclusion of women is only the most noticeable exclusion that final clubs practice—it’s far from the only...
...members. Casting the problem with final clubs primarily in terms of gender creates the false impression that once women are allowed in, the clubs will become open community resources where all students are welcome. The vast majority of Harvard women would never be accepted by even a gender-neutral...