Word: vitalism
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However, it is vital for the U.S. to realize the strategic importance of these allies in a war not only determined by military might and guerilla tactics, but also by the most deeply-rooted religious beliefs configured in the epic conception of the world that fundamentalism has established in the area. For many Muslims influenced by fundamentalist claims, this war is the Holy War against the infidel Occidental World represented by America, and they are prepared to lose their own lives in order to defend their cause...
...fall of his terrorist empire. If the American administration is capable of convincing the Islamic governments and the general public of the validity of its cause, and succeeds in doing so, then this other war, this mental war, will be the first great victory against fundamentalism and a vital step towards the defeat of Islamic terrorist fundamentalism. The physical war will be already half...
Beyond responsible reporting, news analysis and editorial commentary are also vital to our nation. Some people have argued that analysis critical of the administration might actually jeopardize the war campaign, because it would show our enemies that we are divided...
Moreover, because it is in the first few months of school that communities are established, the first-year experience is vital to community building. To that end, we will propose a new system of first-year advising—a system that has already reached most colleges around the country...
...they are few among the fields where even remarkable progress would not bring technological advance—set theory, for example, or the study of dead languages. At best, such fields are a harmless pleasure for those engaged in them; at worst, a perverse misuse of scarce resources. What vital service do professors of folklore and mythology provide, and how many mouths could be fed with their budget...