Word: regarded
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...incidental, but central to the Contras' history that their barbarities have been directed against civilians. Conservatives should pay greater heed to centuries-old prohibitions against the terrorizing of civilians during war. To regard this sacrifice of civilians as a necessary and legitimate step in pursuit of a geo-political goal is to ignore the warning of anti-communist philosopher Karl Popper: although one has the right to sacrifice oneself for a cause in which one believes, no one has the right to sacrifice another...
...issue is whether we should regulate the relation of our students to the military, and I would regard that as an act of moral imperialism," Joseph S. Nye Jr., Dillon Professor of International Affairs, said after the vote...
...moved all our sleeping bags and stuff outside, and we still plan to stay here. Since we're not allowed to sleep or live in the shanties, we now regard them as pieces of art," one protester said...
...distinguish the Signet from other exclusive organizations, the founding members stated in the original charter that members would be chosen according to "merit and accomplishment." Today, those membership criteria are still present in the club's constitution mandating that members "shall be chosen with regard to their intellectual, literary and artistic ability and achievements...
President Alfonsin's notion provoked immediate comparisons with Brazil, which in 1960 moved its capital inland from Rio de Janeiro to Brasilia. Today Rio de Janeiro continues to flourish as the country's cultural center, while politicians and diplomats regard Brasilia as a well-intentioned but disappointing experiment in decentralization...