Word: reassertion
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...offers of this nature time and again. Following up on the general agreement in the IAEA meeting, the U.S. should seek the support of the Security Council to impose sanctions on Iran with an eye to reigning the current regime in, or more hopefully, encouraging grassroots democracy movements to reassert themselves. Undoubtedly, the U.S. will face resistance from China and Russia, who benefit from favorable oil contracts with Tehran today. To the extent possible—while respecting the autonomy of the Iranian people—the U.S. should assuage Chinese and Russian fears that a new Iranian administration would...
...launch perhaps the most potent challenge to presidential power in recent memory. Some Summers watchers say that Harvard’s 27th president has asserted more control over the individual schools than his recent predecessors.If professors take control of the search for Kirby’s successor and reassert their own authority over FAS, would that be a revolution?Rather, it might be more of a restoration—a return to the status quo from earlier eras of Harvard history.“Historically, the deans were independent and controlled their own fiefdoms,” said Andrew Schlesinger...
...Ratzinger's peaceful countenance belies an energetic soul. The new Pope is a man on a mission, determined to reassert Catholic orthodoxy in the face of the challenge of modern times, and to make the Church once again a central part of the life of Europe, a geographical entity once coterminous with Christendom but now the most secular place on earth. Ratzinger's public image may be more cuddly than many expected it would be, but his beliefs have not budged. He has made it clear that traditional Church teachings on abortion, female clergy and homosexuality will not be challenged...
...There have been many times when religion has fallen behind science and when efforts have been made to reassert religion in an authoritative position. The most famous of those clashes was, of course, between the Roman Catholic Church and Galileo over his heretical belief that the sun was the center of the universe. Galileo was sentenced to house arrest for the rest of his life, and science was forced to submit to religion. Intelligent design is a fleeting but dangerous effort to maintain a position that, in the face of science, becomes less and less credible with the passage...
...will learn about evolution in science class, it does not mean they must give up their religious faith. There are truths to be found in both. Susan Zimmer Bonita, California, U.S. There have been many times when religion has fallen behind science and when efforts have been made to reassert it in an authoritative position. The most famous of those clashes was, of course, between the Roman Catholic Church and Galileo over his heretical belief that the sun was the center of the universe. Galileo was sentenced to house arrest for the rest of his life, and science was forced...