Word: profession
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...military court 16 young radicals from Spain's northern Basque country are on trial on charges of assorted "separatist-terrorist-Communist activities." The 16 are members of the E.T.A. (for Euskadi at Askatusana-"Basque Land and Liberty" in Basque), a small, militant group of terrorists who profess to be fighting for local autonomy...
...dismantle at least some of its missiles before talks began on a peace settlement. Last week the Israelis indicated that they have abandoned that hope and are ready to return to the talks with Egypt and Jordan as early as the end of this month. Even so, the Israelis profess pessimism about the outcome. "Israel wants total peace without total withdrawal," said Foreign Minister Abba Eban, "while Egypt wants total withdrawal without total peace...
Nixon's statement that "those who attempt to break down the barriers against obscenity and pornography deal a severe blow to the very freedom of expression they profess to espouse" made "no sense at all" to W. Cody Wilson, director of research for the Commission. Wilson, a former teaching fellow in Social Relations here, added, "I hope and trust Mr. Nixon issued a hastily prepared statement that did not truly reflect his views...
Dark legends of hypnotic spells are as old as sorcerers. Yet today, many reputable psychologists argue that hypnotism is a powerful and useful tool for probing the inner mysteries of man's mind. Dentists use hypnotism as an anaesthetic, and psychologists profess to cure everything from smoking to homosexuality by putting their subjects in a trance. But what is hypnosis...
...protection. He has the faith of a reformer that the country can solve these difficulties within the tradition if only it can summon up the will−roll up its sleeves and do it: "Our problem is not to find better values but to be faithful to those we profess...