Word: tacitly
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...Provost of the Catholic University of America says that a bishop could theoretically take such action under catchall canon-law provisions concerning errant church members, but he says such instances are "very rare." Though there was speculation that O'Connor would not have issued such a sweeping statement without tacit Vatican approval, Rome has no public policy on pro- choice politicians. Indeed, the church has tended to play down excommunication since the Second Vatican Council...
According to Bettiker's attorney, Mary L. Bonauto of Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders, the waiver is a "tacit admission" by the Navy that it was wrong in seeking reimbursement from the students...
That last week's criticism of the settlement in the Christian quarter was initiated by AIPAC and brought a similar expression of concern from the Conference of Presidents is tacit acknowledgment that Likud's policies are frightening even its most influential and pragmatic defenders in the U.S. In the case of AIPAC, there is fear that without a change in direction, a new Likud government could ultimately undermine the U.S.-Israeli relationship...
...fearful symmetry in that exchange of threats between Baghdad and Jerusalem is what mutual deterrence is all about. It echoes the tacit High Noon dialogue between Moscow and Washington in the worst days of the cold...
...Solidarity for seven years and jailed or driven underground many of its leaders, the party needed the union's help. During several weeks of so-called round-table discussions with the government, Walesa and other union leaders concluded that it was Poland that needed their help. They traded a tacit pledge to refrain from further strikes for legalization of the union, an amended constitution and freer elections than those that had been held since World War II. Solidarity turned itself into a political party -- the first true opposition in the Soviet bloc -- so it could contest all 100 seats...