Word: soundness
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...State weighed in with two public pronouncements in quick succession. Asked about waterboarding during a dorm visit with students at Stanford University, where she is now a political science professor, she said that "by definition if it was authorized by the President," the controversial technique was legal. The sound bite, with its inadvertent (and unfortunate) Nixonian resonance, raised eyebrows on the right and hackles on the left...
...facets—mortality and sexuality among others—comprise the subject matter of much of his work.It is fitting that the title of the opening poem, and of the collection itself, is that of a Billy Holiday song; Phillips’ words have a soothing sound but deeper purpose. A sense of self-awareness and an unabashed exploration of human emotions is present throughout the collection. There is no subject which Phillips avoids as he seeks a release of his many thoughts rooted in retrospective themes. The challenge that ”Speak Low” presents...
...VOID is that empty time between 5am and 8am every night where there’s no one on gchat, no sound but your roommate’s blissful snoring, and nothing to think about besides the work you’re not getting done. But you’re not alone, FlyBy is here to guide you through...
...That may sound dramatic but consider this: in 2008, Italy's tourism revenues fell by 5%, the first drop in seven years. The slump has already translated into a loss of $5.2 billion and at least 150,000 jobs...
...Moral policing might sound like a minor quality-of-life issue, but for young Bangaloreans it is symbolic of a broader failure of governance. "You know that the government can do something about it," says Michelle Sebastian, 26, marketing manager at the hotel. But no one has been arrested in Bangalore, and she still feels unsafe going out at night. "We pay taxes. Where's the money going?" Instead of putting more police on the streets, the local government is using the incidents to justify new restrictions on bars and restaurants. The employees at the Ista worry that disrupting local...