Word: speciousness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Comfort level: High. Aesthetically pleasing. as well it should be. Chairs are contoured wood, floor is carpeted, ceilings are high. Tables are specious; sparse studying population means you can spread all your books out at your pleasure...
...fine. But certainly none of us should share his low estimation of self-worth. Though the nation's eyes don't always turn to Harvard, we must affirm our power to make a difference. The belief that our actions are worthless and heeded by no one is not only specious, it is dangerous as well. Precisely that same apathy allows ethnic cleansing in Bosnia and human rights abuses in China...
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...