Word: adoptive
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...Cheney's position, on one hand, empowers states to equalize the legal status of homosexuals and heterosexuals, on the other hand it gives the federal government an excuse to be apathetic with regard to states who fail to take such progressive steps, or, in a worse scenario, chose to adopt legislation that is openly hostile towards gays. Refusing to accept the need for or the legitimacy of "a federal policy in this area," Cheney's compassionate conservatism boils down to cold-hearted complacency...
Harvard decided not to adopt that program directly because it was specific to the NIH in too many ways, according to Gallant...
Late last week the defense of Neel and Chagnon gained momentum when University of Pennsylvania science historian Susan Lindee reviewed Neel's papers from the expedition and found nothing improper about the scientist's procedures. In an e-mail to colleagues, Lindee acknowledged that "if we wish to adopt an X-Files theory of history, we could propose that he planted these records, including the much scribbled on and often almost illegible field notes, in order to mislead future historians." But, she notes, papers from Venezuelan authorities and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control specifically refute some of Tierney...
...Crimson attack, which has focused primarily upon putting the ball at the feet of playmaker and captain Ryan Kelly, will need to diversify its look and adopt the well-known Dutch tactic of whole team attacking and defending...
...fortnight," quipped essayist Samuel Johnson, "it concentrates his mind wonderfully." For Liechtenstein, the tiny banking haven snuggled on Switzerland's eastern border, concentration seemed in order last June. After years of cajoling, the world's richest nations had placed the principality on a blacklist of countries that failed to adopt sufficiently tight rules to deter money laundering. Although no specific misdeeds were mentioned, the designation by the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering would have made dealings with those countries difficult for major foreign banks. Banking and related services account for 40% of Liechtenstein's economy, and the sanctions...