Word: proof
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...does not need to resort to intimidation, however, to have an overwhelming influence. It sponsors most of the nation's dog shows, events that reinforce the insidious notion that beauty is a dog's paramount virtue. It also keeps track of purebred pedigrees, yet it requires no proof of good health to certify an animal. All it takes to get AKC certification is proof of pedigreed parentage. Says Fox: "The best use of pedigree papers is for housebreaking your dog. They don't mean a damn thing. You can have an immune- deficient puppy that is about to go blind...
...regarded as presidential stuff, said he was unconvinced that reprisals against the Serbs could not work. "I want to express my strong support for a strong NATO," he stressed in Brussels. Yet he still planned to introduce an embargo-lifting resolution in the Senate, perhaps tacked to a veto-proof spending bill, sometime after the new Congress convenes in January. He predicted at least 70 to 80 votes in favor...
Fortunately, the team is confident that that order will come. And in the tradition of Celtic greats K.C. Jones, Sam Jones, M.L. Carr, and Dennis Johnson, the proof is in the defense. Harvard is holding its opponents to 45.9 percent shooting from the field, while zoning in at a 48.5 percent clip itself...
...pressed last night for proof of that the comments were made, Gregoire was unable to produce any. He refused to identify the students...
...possible that there's a huge "over-up out this time as well, that President Rudenstine is not resting at home. But I haven't seen proof of it, lack of "independent confirmation" notwithstanding. At least this time they're saying something...