Word: profession
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While most Algerians profess to be devout Muslims, they do not wish to see the tyranny of socialism replaced by a tyranny of mullahs. But they do want to be led out of the country's political and economic chaos. Since 1962, the socialist National Liberation Front, which led the fight for independence, has ruled. The party lost credibility as its ideology failed to supply the European standard of living Algerians want...
...military environment of persons who engage in homosexual conduct or who, by their statements, demonstrate a propensity to engage in homosexual conduct, seriously impairs the accomplishment of the military mission." The prohibition applies not only to those who admit to homosexual activity, but also to those who merely profess homosexual inclinations...
...Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, meanwhile, a moderate administration and faculty have faced off against a conservative board. Under a compromise reached three weeks ago, tenured faculty will keep their jobs, but future teachers will be required to profess that the Bible is "free from all falsehood, fraud or deceit...
...sure, neutrality served me well as a reporter. Sources trusted me because I didn't profess to have even the semblance of an opinion about things...
Assad's allies profess not to be worried. "It's what the Syrians do, not what they say, that counts," says a Western diplomat. That point was emphasized earlier this month, when the first of 300 Syrian tanks and other armored vehicles arrived at the Saudi port of Yanbu. Assad had agreed to the shipment in September but claimed that transportation problems had delayed the deployment. Though Western diplomats initially dismissed that excuse, they now believe Assad and are confident that Damascus will honor its original commitment to send its entire 9th Armored Division, totaling...