Word: conforming
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...sure this is what you want. Health insurance, your mother and proof of his eternal love are not good reasons to get married; wanting to have babies and conform to cultural norms, however, are. As Uscher-Pines warns: "Women in good, healthy relationships can sabotage themselves with too much impatience." And whatever you do, don't even think about asking...
...been criticized - asking her former congregation to pray that U.S. soldiers in Iraq are "on a task that is from God" - Palin argued that she had been paraphrasing an Abraham Lincoln quote. In fact, she had used fairly standard Evangelical language in expressing a desire that human actions conform with God's will. In trying to separate herself from that tradition, Palin's explanation struck both secular critics and many Evangelicals as scripted by political strategists...
...book, “Patronizing the Arts,” came out earlier this year and takes this topic as its focus. The risk of suppressing the creativity of artists is increased, Garber said, when art is supported by non-neutral institutions, such as governments, which may seek to conform art to their own expectations or beliefs. Garber also noted the tension between the commercial and the exploratory sides of art, stating that while “older art is deeply valued, newer art is sometimes suspect.” Patrons are wary of supporting risky, edgy and unsanctioned...
While this move was seen by many to re-align Harvard with the policies at two other top law schools, Jacob Eisler, a second-year student, said he was concerned at Harvard’s willingness to conform...
...concentration follows Harvard’s growing commitment to sustainability and the environment. As the University expands into Allston over the next 50 years, it has committed that all buildings and landscapes will conform with the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design...