Word: overtness
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...intermarriage between Han and Muslim merchant families, the Hui, who first came to China in the 7th century, are largely indistinguishable physically from the Han, except for the occasional skullcap or veil. Unlike the Uighurs of Xinjiang, whose separatist cause has spooked Beijing, the Hui are not prevented from overt Muslim worship; many of Henan's Hui villages have two flourishing mosques...
...There is...significant evidence that suggests [there exist], if not overt discrimination, habits of mind that lead to a kind of passive discrimination,” he said...
...Dubya out of this in order to make their work as non-partisan as possible and separate it from what is rapidly becoming a faceless mass of Bush-bashing films. Although this may indeed be the case, the simple fact is that you don’t need an overt representation of Bush in this movie; Team America—with their shoot from the hip, ask questions never tactics—are the Bush administration. If their actions don’t make this connection clear enough, than the film’s subtitle, World Police, should eliminate...
...hamstrung efforts to ensure a smooth political transition. Indeed, with the Oct. 20 inauguration looming, she has given little sign that she intends to meet with her successor at all. Meanwhile, Yudhoyono has twice canceled planned acceptance speeches, and aides tell TIME that he is reluctant to make any overt assertions of power in deference to the President...
...incident counts as an attempted suicide “if the person made an overt attempt to harm themselves (ingested pills, cut their wrists, etc.),” HUPD spokesman Steven G. Catalano wrote in an e-mail...