Word: notionalism
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...recognize that there are students here who have differences in terms of military policy,” Obama said at the Columbia forum. “But the notion that young people here at Columbia or anywhere, in any university, aren’t offered the choice, the option of participating in military service, I think is a mistake...
...actual beef with the calorie tickers has nothing to do with the incomprehensible nature of the cards, but rather the philosophy behind them. As nice and simple as digits are to grasp, numbers of calories in food don’t always correlate with nutritional value, and the notion that the cards were supposed to be some guide-at-a-glance for healthy choices was inherently problematic. In a way, instead of demystifying Chickwiches and ranger cookies, the cards took attention away from the food itself in favor of abstract numbers; the overwhelming distress the cards caused for people with...
Consumer groups argue that part of the redefault problem is lenders' reluctance to make the sorts of changes that will really improve a homeowner's chances. While the popular notion of loan modification might have the lender lowering an interest rate or reducing the overall loan balance, many work quite differently. For example, one of the most widely implemented changes is to simply spread missed payments over the remaining life of the loan. That has the perverse effect of raising, not lowering, a homeowner's monthly payment. The nonprofit Center for Responsible Lending estimates that nearly half of the loan...
...notion of using technology to gauge the potential for entrepreneurial success was pioneered by Klinger, who worked with a similar screening program in South Africa last year while completing his doctoral dissertation. [CORRECTION APPENDED...
...story, "Aid Org Nets Google Grant," stated that Bailey Klinger, a fellow at the Center for International Development, pioneered the notion of using technology to gauge the potential for entrepreneurial success. In fact, the technology was pioneered by both Klinger and Harvard Kennedy School professor Asim ljaz Khwaja...