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There is no doubt that Osama bin Laden had to answer for the ideology he espoused and the death and destruction he reveled in.

Mr Wolfowitz has espoused a policy of "zero tolerance" towards graft and corruption in the bank's staff and activities.

I've espoused it before and I'll keep pointing to the secondhand market as a great alternative to purchasing new.

Teaching students to think critically and communicate effectively are espoused as the principal goals of higher education.

His ides of developing their corporation to a multi-national one was at once espoused by the whole committee.

Espoused values are the values the company claims to hold.

It helped convince Moore that Damon, who has espoused no political ambitions, should consider a tilt at the White House.

This explanation is broadly similar to the idea of a "global saving glut" which Ben Bernanke, the Fed's current chairman, has long espoused.

This illustrates two key qualities which proponents of the "green movement" have long espoused, namely organic as well as locally grown.

Corporate integrity is not simply a noble principle espoused at the top levels of corporate management.

To me, it seemed these people were going much farther toward actually living the teachings espoused by Jesus than mainstream religions were.

Tea and Opium is an important book of global history, a Chinese response to the global history research as espoused by historians worldwide.

They were strangled in the cradle, and the guiding principles and separation of powers that Sun Yat-sen espoused perished with his passing.

Each practitioner develops over time a handful of magic beans that compensate for the shortcomings of their espoused methods.

These include objective C (which Apple favours), C# (espoused by rival Microsoft) and Java (the choice for a host of internet applications).

Extra funding for pupils in failing schools, which can also be taken elsewhere, is another good idea espoused by the report's authors.

By the weekend the more liberal Guangdong governance style Mr Wang has espoused was at last in evidence.

They espoused the notion that all movies, domestic or imported, should be given equal opportunities and let ticket-buyers be the judge.

But it is enthusiastically espoused by rightist and especially religious elements in his government.

P. Thompson berated him as a traitor to the noble socialist ideals that he once espoused.

A new system of banking, such as the methodology espoused by Grameen Bank, is very different from that of conventional banking.

Argentines should note that Brazil's centre-left government has espoused fiscal prudence and free trade and welcomed foreign investment.

Now the theories espoused by those pioneers have " generally become an established component in broader urban policies " .

In practice, these values mark a departure from those espoused by traditional software development methods.

This account was espoused by many academics, especially those in love with the efficient market hypothesis.

Some educators are dubious of the educational promises espoused by app developers.

Chromium picolinate has been espoused as a nutritional supplement.

He had to answer for the ideology he espoused and the death and destruction he reveled in.

To be enrolled with Mary his espoused wife, who was with child.

Obviously the "suffering-means-accursed" logic espoused by many is greatly flawed.

It's a key tenet of the slacker philosophy espoused by kindergarten teacher Dex in the 2000 indie movie, the Tao of Steve.

Milton believes in the principle espoused by the famous physicist Murray Gell-Mann: anything that is not forbidden is compulsory.

His books espoused a "madcap violent morality" that children adored.

Espoused-but-unlived brands create cynicism because they promise what they do not deliver.

His investing philosophy may sound like that espoused by the Sage of Omaha.

Croll espoused the virtues of eventual consistency.

Others we spoke to espoused some more level-headed opinions.

I've espoused, on many occasions, making your methods short.

In contrast Mr Obama has long espoused direct talks with Iran.

Mr Putin and his allies have espoused many of the same causes.

Indeed there are intriguing similarities between aspects of Seneca's thinking and the approach espoused by Zen-influenced warrior sages.

The most important movement in the peace movement came when Wilson espoused the League idea and the Liberal peace program .

Nor does it evoke 1997, when Tony Blair's New Labour jettisoned socialism and espoused the Third Way.

The bride will be espoused at an outdoor weddingin June.

He espoused liberal views on social issues, such as civil partnerships.

But the projection is based on principles espoused by President Ronald Reagan's administration, under which the deficit grew hugely