Word: tooled
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...ailing economy, this comprehensive budget plan promises to “rebuil[d] its foundations.” Saturated with spending projections for health care, carbon-emissions caps, and education, the budget also prudently identifies funding sources, turning what may have been a blunt instrument into a refined tool. In short, the budget is another excellent step toward economic recovery...
...Justice cannot and should not be used as a political tool,? he said. Reassuring words, perhaps, but many Lebanese continue to suspect that the cold realities of politics could trump the loftier cause of justice...
...will first have to admit the real nature and extent of the problem. If Alathara's reaction is anything to go by, that candor is a long way off. When asked about the numerous allegations of sexual abuse in the church, he said, "[Alleging sexual abuse] is an old tool of hitting at the ecclesiastical society. It's nothing new. It happened 2,000 years ago too." Father Thelakkat's reaction is somewhat similar. Though he doesn't deny Raphael's allegations, he refuses to acknowledge their seriousness either: "The incidents may be true, but they are isolated cases." Clearly...
...Political bias has dogged the UN investigation since its inception. It is widely held that the UN investigation owes its existence to the interests of the U.S., which saw it as a useful tool to pressure Damascus into better behavior in Iraq, cease meddling in Lebanese affairs and to drop its backing for militant anti-Israel groups such as Lebanon?s Shi?ite Hizballah...
...interpreting a rapid series of thought-provoking images, it’s a difficult task to generate the complex representation that an issue such as sexual identity seems to require. “It’s easy to take a stereotype and turn it into a commodified tool that is bite-sized and easy to digest rather than necessarily challenge the standard notions people have,” says Caroline Light, lecturer and director of studies in the Women, Gender and Sexuality department. “It’s a tough question: how do we incorporate everyone...