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His behavior reflected his
conviction
that only party control of the electoral apparatus can guarantee an overwhelming parliamentary majority.
The idea that the press should ensure political accountability, inform the public, and encourage more responsive government is foreign to the populist
conviction
that identifies “good journalism” with sycophantic scribes.
Especially to many young people, Corbyn is the longed-for man of conviction, the “authentic” voice of the people.
Indeed, communism was attractive for many reasons, including the idea of universal justice and humanized social relations; a response to the great spiritual crisis after World War I and, later, to the Nazis’ genocide; and the
conviction
that Western dominance of the world was nearing its end.
The majority though, in one way or another, had some contact with communism, through intellectual fascination, participation in state institutions, or the cold
conviction
that only by accepting the reality of life under communism could one do something useful for one’s country.
In October 2013, the Yingluck government introduced an amnesty bill that would lift all criminal charges against him and overturn a conviction, enabling him to return home.
In some European countries, not least Germany, there seems to be a
conviction
that citizens’ data will be safe only if it is stored on European soil, out of reach of, say, evil American spies.
Their
conviction
had no basis in poll results.
But the growing
conviction
that tomorrow will be better will keep India’s polity stable.
A
conviction
is a settled belief that brooks no argument.
The Digital TrialNEW YORK – On October 3, an Italian appeals court overturned Amanda Knox’s murder
conviction
and ordered her immediate release from prison.
Less discussed than the suspect DNA evidence is whether a graphic digital animation also contributed to Knox’s
conviction.
During the lead-up to the appeal of her conviction, strenuous efforts were made to rehabilitate her character.
But in early September, Brazil’s electoral court ruled that Lula’s previous
conviction
on (dubious) corruption charges disqualified him from running.
But the reasoning is the same, for it is based on the
conviction
that more America in the world today implies less costly and confused interventionism tomorrow.
Indeed, US officials have successfully portrayed the Chinese navy as increasingly assertive, reinforcing the
conviction
that America can guarantee its own security only as long as the Pacific remains a buffer against ambitious Asian powers.
It embodied the
conviction
that goods and services vital to Indians’ economic well-being must remain in Indian hands – and not in the hands of Indians seeking to profit from producing and selling such goods and services, but rather in the disinterested hands of the state, the father and mother to all Indians.
The Kenyans I spoke with – including Kenyatta’s detractors – seem dubious about a
conviction.
Throughout my premiership, I kept a quote of hers in mind: “I am not a consensus politician;I am a
conviction
politician.”
Nearly two decades later, Netanyahu remains committed to old, vacuous slogans about a “united Jerusalem” – a
conviction
that could, yet again, unravel the Israel-Palestine peace process.
There is no division among us whatsoever on this fundamental
conviction.
In some states, where a single felony
conviction
is enough to bar the offender from ever being able to vote again, over one quarter of African American males are disenfranchised.
It is my deep
conviction
that the only option is for something to change in the sphere of the spirit, in the sphere of human conscience, in the actual attitude of man towards the world and his understanding of himself and his place in the overall order of existence.
Thus, they come to see with greater clarity and
conviction
how to approach moment-by-moment experience skillfully, taking more pleasure in the good things that often go unnoticed or unappreciated while dealing more effectively with the difficulties encountered, whether real or imagined.
Paradoxically, his optimism stems from a
conviction
that the threat of chaos will push the British to reconsider their choice, as John Bull’s pragmatism ultimately returns and prevails.
He did it not for some huge financial compensation, but out of
conviction
and a passion for his work.
India embarked on its quest for rocket and satellite technology and space exploration when it was far poorer, impelled by its own ancient scientific tradition and the
conviction
of its first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, that such aspirations could co-exist with a determined effort to end poverty.
Indeed, according to a study published in 2003, and other later studies through 2009, Sweden has the highest sexual-assault rate in Europe, and among the lowest
conviction
rates.
And, while the prosecution rate constituted a minimal improvement on previous years, when less than 15% of cases ended up in court, the
conviction
rate for reported rapes “is markedly lower today than it was in 1965.”
And reading Jeffrey D. Sachs’s recent commentary, “The Case for Sustainable Investment,” only strengthens my
conviction
that policymakers and key development-finance institutions have a huge opportunity.
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