Word: sentimentalization
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...over their goods. "We were dealing with thieves who always used to cheat us," says Karnataka grape farmer Veeranna Gowda. "But we Indians believe in rebirth and because of good things I've done in the past, I am now benefiting." Reliance hopes all Indians will soon share that sentiment...
Imagine the NFL deciding that Green Bay could no longer host professional football games. Sorry, Cheese-heads, but extreme cold is dangerous and unfair to visiting teams. Now envision Wisconsin's reaction, enlarge it to a national scale, and you'll have some idea of the sentiment in Bolivia since last Sunday. That's when the soccer's world governing body, FIFA, announced a ban on staging international matches at altitudes higher than 2,500 meters (about 8,200 ft.) because of the health risks posed to players unaccustomed to the altitude. The decree rules out home games...
...Confidence indices like the CCI and the Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index rely on consumer surveys, telephone or mail-based, to give the marketplace an indication of what consumers think of current and future economic conditions. This presents several problems: who answers or fills out these surveys, are they truly representative of the U.S. population (how many of you reading this column have participated in a consumer confidence survey, for instance?), and do consumers really reveal their true sentiments...
...some area residents say concerns about endangered wildlife and loss of habitat are smokescreens for pro-immigrant sentiment. "The real issue for people who live on the border is that cattle are being killed, cars are being broken into and water lines are being cut," said Michelle Dallacroce, a self-described Arizona mother and U.S. Air Force veteran who heads Mothers Against Illegal Aliens (MAIA). "What's more important than a human life...
...mail petition while procrastinating on a paper certainly does not necessarily amount to an educated and well-considered endorsement. Indeed, in my judgment the inquisition against the Kirshners is truly being led by a very vocal few who are certainly not emblematic of a “groundswell of sentiment...