Word: validity
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Xcalibur allows users at terminals from around campus and from as far away as Ursinus College in Pennsylvania to exchange messages Students nationwide utilize the program by obtaining a valid user number from the national Telenet computer system...
There is nothing inherently evil about PACs: they are merely campaign committees established by organizations of like-minded individuals to raise money for political purposes, a valid aspect of the democratic process. In the wake of Watergate, Congress amended the federal election laws in 1974 to limit the role of wealthy contributors and end secretive payoffs by corporations and unions. The new law formalized the role of PACs, which were supposed to provide a well-regulated channel for individuals to get together and support candidates. But as with many well-intended reforms, there were unintended consequences. Instead of solving...
...THOSE OLD sterotypes are no longer valid, Still, Rohmer shows that although people have to deal with the pressures of modern society, a little dreaming never hurts. Through Sabine's experiences, Rohmer enables us to see what happens when the balance between reality and fantasy gets disrupted. The lightness of the film reveals an optimism about man's ability to thrive in the hectic world provided people don't get caught up in extremes as Sabine does...
...problem," said Assistant Dean of the College Marlyn Lewis, "was one of communication. No one told us the event was changing scope so dramatically. When we heard, we did everything we could to arrange a valid compromise. But we couldn't allow music in the Yard and insure the tranquility of the libraries and dorms...
Fassbinder's own story begins in 1946, with a physician father and a mother who translated Truman Capote into German. "It was a chaotic house," he recalled in 1975. "The normal bourgeois order was not valid...