Word: purport
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...nearly 80% of whom, according to a Zogby poll, support an end to foie-gras production. More than a dozen countries and the state of California have passed laws prohibiting this cruel practice. Far from being frivolous, Chicago's law codifies the humane values that we as a society purport to believe...
...Iraq. And yet it would be a mistake to become overly dismissive of the long-term prospects for democracy in the Middle East. That would be like writing off democracy in Europe because of the failure of the revolutions of 1848. It's true that the governments that purport to rule in Baghdad, Gaza City and Beirut cannot control the unelected militias that rampage through the streets. But that should be a sign that five years after 9/11, the problem in the Arab world today remains not too much democracy but too little...
...Teresa's order, are a comforting sight. One of them, Sister Benedetta, kindly gives me a laminated picture of the soon-to-be saint and a genuine relic--a microchip-size piece of Teresa's sari. A lapsed Hindu, I'm nonetheless grateful for any and all gifts that purport to holiness; somewhere in my bags are a tiny sandalwood Ganesha, pages of the New Testament and a string of Islamic prayer beads. In Iraq, you want to have God--anybody's God--within easy reach...
...Luckily, there are studies. There are almost always studies. And recently, the studies that purport to show the differences between Republicans and Democrats - or between conservatives and liberals - have gone beyond the not-very-surprising lifestyle cataloging of traditional surveys, which showed things like the correlation between conservatism and churchgoing, or Democrats' fondness for going to the movies. Rather, the field of social psychology has attempted to peer into partisan souls - looking not at what people do, but at who they...
...Commission on the Future of Higher Education recently recommended that colleges begin mandating standardized tests for students, in order to supposedly hold universities and educators responsible for the education they purport to provide. However, as far as higher education is concerned, the last thing that is necessary is some form of standardized testing. A standardized educational curriculum is mandated through high school. This is the timeframe in which states are required to provide students the basic skills they need to be “productive” members of society. If the states cannot teach children basic algebra and other...