Word: notionally
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...condemnation of "anthropocentrism" resembles the condemnation of "ethnocentrism" in that both begin by criticizing real forms of arrogance and short-sightedness, but quickly degenerate into a paranoid from of self-criticism based on the notion that valuing one thing over another--be it a culture, an ideology, or species--is nothing but blind prejudice. Every living being by nature belongs to a particular region, species and lifestyle, yet in our case we treat this particularity as something to be ashamed of and vigorously denied in the hope that it will go away...
...Roman Catholics -- CIA chief William Casey, Allen, Clark, Haig, Walters and William Wilson, Reagan's first ambassador to the Vatican. They regarded the U.S.-Vatican relationship as a holy alliance: the moral force of the Pope and the teachings of their church combined with their fierce anticommunism and their notion of American democracy. Yet the mission would have been impossible without the full support of Reagan, who believed fervently in both the benefits and the practical applications of Washington's relationship with the Vatican. One of his earliest goals as President, Reagan says, was to recognize the Vatican...
Despite the research, the notion of "female" and "male" policing styles remains a controversial one. Individual temperament is more important than gender in the way cops perform, argues Edwin Delattre, author of Character and Cops: Ethics in Policing. Other experts contend that aggressiveness among officers is more a measure of a department's philosophy and the tone set by its top managers. "When cops are trained to think of themselves as fighters in a war against crime, they come to view the public as the enemy," observes James Fyfe, a criminal-justice professor at The American University...
Field Office Coordinator David Brown encouraged that notion as he met with students from Boston-area colleges who had volunteered to canvass Salem neighborhoods...
...University is hell-bent on the notion that we will all learn more if we have students of diverse ethnicities, sexual preferences and socio-economic backgrounds everywhere--in the houses, in the dining halls and in the classrooms. Administrators, professors and students all bend over backwards to create a diverse atmosphere at Harvard...