What needs to be done is to sever the association between affirmation and well-being.
That argument inspired a host of commentary from leading budget experts, ranging from denunciation to affirmation.
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For many folks in the Latino marketing world, it was seen as an affirmation.
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The 16 areas of affirmation cover democracy, rule of law, international security and freedom of expression.
MPs can take a religious oath or a secular affirmation of loyalty to the Crown.
It is a moment of social exchange and communication, an affirmation and renewal of family, group or community identity.
But for most sports, being televised is both an affirmation of status and a gold mine.
The result is not a story of submission but a lucid and humble affirmation of mutual freedom.
Christian churches may now require only one sincere affirmation: that you believe Jesus rose from the dead.
And there it remains the champion of those who seek an Israeli affirmation of their anti-Israel attitudes.
Up to now, the individual plans have been unimpressive, representing little more than an affirmation of earlier pledges.
And so for me to be invited to be a part of the program is almost an affirmation.
"We found that self-affirmation completely eliminates the effects of chronic stress, " Creswell observed.
Clinton sees the election of Gore as an affirmation of his presidency and part of his legacy as president.
Some have interpreted the Second Amendment's affirmation of the right to bear arms as a barrier to reasonable regulation.
But perhaps the book's most abiding message is its affirmation of literature itself.
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"Absolutely, and not only that, but in the self-radicalization process, you still need outside affirmation, " responded Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich.
Then the 2012 presidential election was an affirmation of popular support for Obama and the policies for which he fought.
Mousavi frames his reforms as an affirmation of Iran's constitution, which he says has been "violated and undermined" by Ahmadinejad.
Let's hope the Justices seize this new opportunity to issue an unambiguous affirmation of the American principle of racial equality.
No matter how the administration attempts to spin its decision, it is seen as an affirmation of the al-Khalafi dictatorship.
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Yet the movie's stabs at life-affirmation succeed in their own fashion -- that is to say, in Queen Latifah's distinctive fashion.
Recognition is a key tool in employee retention programs for a reason: people need more than constructive feedback and positive affirmation.
"The letter is a positive affirmation of marriage, as is the Coalition for Marriage (CFM)'s online petition, " said a CES statement.
This is obviously welcome news and an affirmation that this recession is abating and the steps we've taken have made a difference.
There is no hard and fast rule about how often and how long one must engage in self-affirmation for it to work.
The desire to have children also reflects a fundamental affirmation of faith in the future and in values that transcend the individual.
Both sciences and businesses advance as much by disproof as by affirmation.
This form of self-generated affirmation can also limit our ability to innovate.
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Voinovich's call for the swift and decisive affirmation of John Bolton's re-nomination.
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