Word: notionalism
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...found, and the skeptical Thai public is wondering if this is yet another case of selective law enforcement. "The public is watching this case to see if there is any justice in our society," says Senator Thongbai Thongpao. But about half of Thais polled have already abandoned that notion. They believe "political interference" is helping Duangchalerm evade capture, and that he will never be brought to trial...
...letter dated Nov. 1, she rejected the notion of repressing unpopular viewpoints...
...rural Afghanistan. Rabbani's ousted Tajik forces joined with the Shiite Hazari mujahedeen backed by Iran and with Dostum's Uzbek militia to create the Northern Alliance, which has now reclaimed Kabul thanks to the U.S. campaign against the Taliban. And while they're paying lip service to the notion of a "broad-based government," Rabbani is back in Kabul. Despite its internal divisions - Hazari fighters last week marched into Kabul to stake their own claim for a share of the Alliance's spoils - the anti-Taliban group appears to have little enthusiasm for giving their old Pashtun enemies...
...searches in vain, too, for moral seriousness—for originality of thought—for a willingness to tackle controversies of any stripe. Rudenstine’s notion of taking a controversial stand seems to be supporting the idea of “diversity” in higher education by defending affirmative action. His idea of originality and moral seriousness seems to be quoting literary voices, drawing upon authors whose ability to communicate dwarfs his own, and using them to banal and platitudinous ends...
...notion that some departments create large Core courses to supply employment for TFs is not the case with us,” Kelly says...