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Of course, embryo research involves legitimate moral concerns, and it is the British who subjected these concerns to the earliest and the most sustained examination.
One might decide the matter by a show of hands, with the minority accepting the outcome favored by the majority as legitimate.
Developing nations will need to be more understanding and responsive to legitimate concerns in rich countries, and be more willing to pay for some global public goods.
Unless all young people have legitimate prospects of improving their social and economic status, the gap between rich and poor will continue to widen, creating a vicious cycle that will be increasingly difficult to escape.
Although the article supposedly passed the peer-review process, a key component of legitimate science, it appeared in a low-impact “pay-for-play” journal, Agricultural Sciences, which is produced by a “predatory” publisher.
Moreover, Arafat contributed to the absence of a legitimate monopoly of force by ignoring the semi-autonomous armed actions of his own Fatah-based militia, as well as the Fatah-based Al–Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, not to mention other groups’ armed militias.
By disarming any remaining militias, Abbas could claim what Max Weber called the necessary ingredient of any state, namely a “monopoly of the legitimate use of force.”
Even if we accept that Israel has a legitimate reason to shut down tunnels that are used to infiltrate Palestinian commandos into Israel, this does not explain why it is necessary to bomb schools, power plants, hospitals, mosques, and densely packed civilian areas.
Strategic bombing is an application of the concept of “total war,” in which all civilians are considered to be combatants and thus legitimate targets.
But, as Kenneth Rogoff has argued, anonymous large-denomination notes play no useful role in legitimate commerce.
Companies now need to work on minimizing risk and building trust by meeting the legitimate expectations of all their stakeholders, including reducing their activities’ adverse impact on the environment and creating high-quality employment opportunities.
Much opinion poll evidence shows that the presidency is the only institution that Russians accept as legitimate (in contrast to the legislature and judiciary, which are perceived as corrupt and ineffective).
The authorities’ heavy-handed retaliation for a legitimate inquiry became an international scandal, eroding confidence in the commitment of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) to democratic norms.
Viable units will emerge that are less than ideal but at least capable of creating legitimate government - meaning a government that is both effective and acceptable.
In the eyes of the populist, there cannot be anything like a legitimate opposition.
Jihadism is a modern revolutionary ideology which holds that political violence is a theologically legitimate and tactically efficient way to effect socio-political change.
Overall, the Arab Spring delivered a heavy blow to jihadism and significantly undermined its rationale (that armed militancy is the most effective and most legitimate tool for change).
Admission or postponement are both legitimate decisions.
Indeed, Netanyahu’s call for peace will remain hollow so long as he continues to view the solution to Israel’s legitimate security concerns as requiring continuous occupation of sizable portions of the future Palestinian state.
An emphasis on investment protection could establish de facto international standards that ensure legal security for investors while providing sufficient scope for governments’ legitimate regulatory interests.
The first and most serious source of tension stems from the need to recognize Kurdish identity as a fully legitimate part of the Turkish Republic.
Clearly, it is legitimate to interrogate a future Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) about his views on abortion.
Inviting him to speak made his views seem legitimate.
That vacuum of legitimate authority created the present crisis, and it must be extirpated.
According to the Court, the law’s legitimate purpose is to adapt teaching to the difficulties of a specific category of pupils, and psychological tests seem to be objective enough not to be suspected of racial bias.
One reason that greater independence for regulators in general has been unpopular with politicians is the legitimate fear that independent state agencies could turn into an uncontrolled fourth branch of government.
The World Bank Group, together with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, is working on the Stolen Asset Recovery (StAR) initiative to go after corrupt gains and help spur action to return looted assets to their legitimate owners: the people in the affected developing country.
Hamas must withdraw its armed men from all security headquarters they occupied, return power to the legitimate authority, and apologize to the Palestinian people.
This is an entirely legitimate demand, because it invites us to become familiar with a previously ignored past.
With Chinese home prices up nearly 50% since 2005 – nearly five times the global norm (according to the Bank for International Settlements and IMF global housing watch) – affordability is obviously a legitimate concern.
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