Word: acceptant
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...sited), Secretary of State Colin Powell insisted Sunday that Washington would proceed only after extensive consultations with its allies. But what does "consultation" mean? Powell said it meant listening to their views and allowing them to guide U.S. actions, at the same time as working to persuade them to accept the missile defense principle being pursued by Washington. Officials around Rumsfeld saw "consultation" as being just what their boss had done in Europe - particularly his offer to help the Europeans build missile shields of their own. But Europe showed little interest in buying into an at-this-point-hypothetical multibillion...
Galluccio bemoaned the low scores of Cambridge students on standardized tests such as the MCAS, but said parents and students had to accept the controversial tests and work to improve scores...
...even tougher time opening pathways to the African-American community in general and the black vote in particular. It does not instill much confidence or comfort in the African-American community, in Florida or anywhere else, when you say you want to "leave no child behind," but actually accept leaving a great many votes behind...
Both Israelis and Palestinians should accept the further compromises necessary to begin a viable, lasting peace. There is a tiny window of opportunity left, where these compromises are still, just, politically feasible. It takes courage, but both sides must move now to finalize a peace deal. TONY PUPKEWITZ Cape Town...
...group," the very nature of faith-based groups means their clients will be subject to sectarian influences. What if, they ask, someone needed help getting out of an abusive relationship, and the only program available was faith-based? Would the victim be forced or even subtly pressured to accept some kind of religious belief system before help was given...