Word: rejection
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...technique, called oral tolerization, strengthens a person's immune defense system by gradually exposing the person to substances which it otherwise would reject. The procedure's name comes from the fact that the person ingests the substances orally...
...policy is at once principled and self-interested. In demanding that the Islamists who reject violence be given a greater say in the political structure of Algeria, America lives up to its calling as international patron saint of democracy. The United States also makes clear that political Islam is not to be confused with its most radical manifestations. That is to say, Islamic fundamentalism ought not conjure up images of the World Trade Center bombing or the vicious anti-Americanism of the current government in Iran...
...biggest problem with those who reject Catholic stances lies not in the individual issues over which they disagree with the Church. The problem is the implicit message encoded into their opposition: the refusal to accept the Church's claim to full moral and spiritual authority in this world...
...After an eight-month trial that hinged on notions like "predatory price discrimination" and "price-value submarkets," jurors had to rely on memory alone to recall testimony that filled 108 volumes. The judge's 81-page instructions gave them such helpful hints as this one: "You may wish to reject an inference of predatory intent if you find that a substantial motivation of Brown & Williamson's entry into black and white cigarettes was LIFO decrement avoidance tax benefits." No surprise -- the stymied jurors fell back on guesswork before awarding Liggett $49.6 million...
...writing to express our deep frustration and anger at this week's Fly Club vote. It is clear that with the choice to reject co-ed membership, members of the Fly Club have missed an ideal opportunity to alter the sexist traditions maintained by Harvard's all-male final clubs. It is not only the women of Harvard who have been disappointed, but also the Fly class of 1994, the majority of Fly alumni and some present members of the club...