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Still, the BCC's history makes these claims specious. There is little doubt that Church doctrines demand aggressive recruiting, and Hrnicek's proposal for an independent study group resembles the BCC's former "non-denominational" meetings...
...institution of the referendum's results must be delayed until the courts have the time to formally throw out the challenge. And even after their specious charges have been thrown out, the parties can always appeal...
...This person had produced specious research that there was no connection between heart disease and smoking and he listed himself as Harvard University," Hankins said. "There was fear that people might think the person was a tenured faculty member here...
...Because the cause is just and the costs can be reasonably predicted as acceptably low. The case for sending troops to Haiti, whether as a hostile force or as a friendly one after the dictators leave, is stronger than the rationale Bill Clinton articulated last week, which was mostly specious...
...lump sum policy that, fortunately, Human Resources did not make; namely, that since 60% of the settlement was the full amount that Human Resources felt the retiree was entitled to, why should there be an outcry if the remaining 40% went to the IRS. That would be a specious and cynical argument. Harvard's proposed settlement, even including the 40% to the IRS, fell far short of making up my friend's lost retirement income. Hence, it us obviously in the interest of both Harvard and the retirees that the funds available for termination settlements should be for the benefit...