Word: spuriousness
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...This was strange, as the prosecutor's office had previously decided that there was no case to bring. About the same time, a senior Yukos security official was detained on suspicion of a double murder. Yukos representatives say neither man has been formally charged, and dismiss the allegations as spurious. Yet things got worse. Yukos offices were subject to a 16-hour raid, and last week the government announced it would review the firm's tax payments, a favorite harassment tactic. Rumors began circulating that another Yukos official, this time a top member of the board, would be charged with...
...saddened that it is solidarity over slaughter that is uniting Jews and Muslims. "It's a pity that this is what draws the communities together, saying 'We want to kill animals like we've always done'." The perception that their traditions are being threatened for what many see as spurious reasons taps into what, for Muslims and Jews alike, are deep reserves of suspicion. And though most critics of ritual slaughter are driven by concern for animals, there are those who would curtail Jewish and Muslim traditional practices out of bias. Until both communities feel fully at ease following their...
According to Nyarota, the case against him is “extremely spurious...
...whether or not these programs are evil, they're mighty dangerous. What should the Bush Administration do about them? Whatever it can, without searching for a spurious consistency in its approach to widely differing situations. In Iraq, as we know, that means using the U.N. inspections regime, backed by the possible use of force, to insist on Baghdad's disarmament. In North Korea, where military action is too dangerous--given the proximity of Seoul to Northern artillery--it means persuading those who have protected Pyongyang in the past to isolate it now. Practically, that means talking to Beijing--Deputy Secretary...
While there are many Web-based companies actively engaged in faux-diploma transactions, each of them legitimizes their dealings in a very different manner—while charging exorbitant prices for their spurious certificates...