Word: explained
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...explain her continuing popularity? It's slightly complicated for people to grasp the idea of a head of state in human form, but I would put her appeal down to consistency. In their eyes, she has never let them down. There's a sameness, but at the same time a vitality...
Whether or not the controversy is “a tempest in a teapot,” the issues are clear. Professional standards of ethical behavior are how we archaeologists explain to the world at large what archaeology is about. They are precisely what separate us from collectors of unprovenanced antiquities, both morally and scientifically. The trade in illicit cultural property is increasing annually, with untold destruction of historical context. All archaeologists have a professional responsibility to bring to public attention those who countenance and encourage looting by purchasing unprovenanced items in the market. The antiquities market is deeply intertwined...
...Ben’s latest research puts the ball squarely into Yahoo’s court to explain itself,” Zittrain said, adding that the entire pay-per-click online advertising system is accompanied by large incentives for fraudulent practices...
...strongly held beliefs (and who holds to them tighter than a Fox News contributor or a Daily Kos diarist?) love to disagree. An Emory University psychologist found that spotting hypocrisy in an opponent literally tickles the brain's pleasure center. It has "curious parallels with drug addiction" - which may explain a lot about Rush Limbaugh...
...coughing up sawdust. When I wasn’t even crying, I was just not talking,” she said of her first days back.Colleston A. Morgan Jr. ’07, who led the team Datar was a part of, also found the experience difficult to explain to others.Yesterday in the Science Center’s Greenhouse, a female student ran into him and learned he had spent spring break in New Orleans. “How was that?” she asked, hesitating before saying the last word.“It was different...