Word: proof
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...friend of mine has a sister who is deaf and talks to herself in sign language, which takes the behavior into a new dimension. When I heard this, I thought, "Aha, there's proof of what I have been saying: talking to yourself is just a way of thinking things over, of processing ideas through articulation, a sort of audible shadowboxing. The deaf woman turns her brain waves into fast-forward hand dancing. Same thing." As a writer, I talk to myself in order to try out ideas--a rough draft recited to the pigeons--before writing them down...
...Which doesn't exactly make Newt the best Mideast envoy the U.S. has ever had. According to TIME's Jerusalem correspondent Jamil Hamad, "Gingrich's statements will be used by Hamas as proof of an American pro-Israeli stance ... there's no doubt this is due to his own political aspirations, but Palestinians don't devalue his statements just because he's a candidate." Whatever political bombs Newt is trying to throw at home, he may regret it if suicide bombs start flying in Jerusalem...
...that I am getting all my cop questions answered, I ask him whether most officers wear bullet-proof vests...
Starr lacks adequate proof to convict Clinton, but thinks if he forces a trial on Webb Hubbell, the evidence will be found...
Javert lacks adequate proof to convict Valjean but declares, "If I force a trial, the evidence will be found...