Word: vouch
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Most of the movie is consistent with what I have heard and read about Malcolm X, but I can in no way vouch for its historical accuracy. I was, however, startled by the extent to which the man portrayed was the man I had known, if only briefly, 30 years before. I could not distinguish the actor from the man. Of course, we all tend to see what we expect to see. And we can adjust our memories to fit what we now think to be the facts. But the Malcolm X in the movie is the Malcolm with whom...
...same time, crediting others with good intentions is a subtle way of claiming them for yourself. After all, it is hardly necessary to vouch for the good intentions of Lyndon Johnson, who wanted to spend billions fighting poverty. The one who needs credit for good intentions is Bush, who says such efforts are unnecessary or even destructive and -- by a remarkable coincidence -- the true solutions to the problems of the ghetto are those that ask virtually nothing of the white middle class. Naturally Bush would like to stipulate good intentions all around...
Petch also said the signs have brought much attention, mostly from the press. "Several people have asked up for bumper stickers," Petch said. "Someone said we'd been seen on Japanese television, though I can't vouch for that...
...will offer free remedial instruction, usually in adult- or evening-education classes. Most credentials, which vary from Prince George's wallet-size Guaranteed Employability Certificate to Plymouth- Carver's diploma-size guarantee, apply only to locally employed students. But at least one district -- Montrose County, Colo. -- plans eventually to vouch for its graduates statewide...