Word: interpret
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Crities and commentators often interpret Singer's purpose in writing his tales of the Shtetl in terms of a desire to teach American Jews about the old country. According to Singer, this is only a secondary consideration. "When I sit down to write, I never think for whom I'm writing," he insisted. "I think what I should write. If I am satisfied, I know there is a chance that some readers will also be satisfied...
...United States is one of only three countries in the entire world which interpret the Protocol as excluding tear gases and defoliants. Eighty-four nations, including Russia, have ratified the Protocol...
...Thomas S. Schelling, professor of Economics, has pointed out, it is relatively easy to interpret an international agreement barring all gas warfare. But when nations begin differentiating between gases, inconsistencies and disagreements arise...
...church's rule rests in part on the person of Jesus-the model and ideal of the servant-priest-who spoke (in Matthew 19: 12) of "those who have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake." Since the church prohibits castration, some scholars interpret the clause to mean a willing acceptance of the symbolic knife of voluntary chastity. Roman theologians contend that celibacy, if freely adopted, contributes to a deep and fulfilling mystical relationship with God. Beyond that, a married priest might well be torn between his obligations to God and his duty...
President Nixon will submit the Protocol to the Senate for ratification at the beginning of March. Some observers have said that if the Senate does ratify the Protocol, the Executive Branch may circulate letters to the other signatories explaining that the U.S. position does not interpret the Protocol to cover tear gases anddefoliants, both of which are now being used in Vietnam...