Less than a week after his election, Kentucky's Senator-elect Rand Paul already appears to be making a rapid departure away from one of his campaign promises: an earmark ban that stood as a conservative cornerstone, a position Paul touted to indicate he was serious about tackling the reckless spending practices of Washington.
A dancing-obsessed Kurt Vonnegut fan at the film's outset, Ren quickly immerses himself in some of the cornerstones of conservative life: he joins the wrestling team, loiters by train tracks, and takes an honest-to-god blue collar job at the local mill.
By the Reagan era, the "culture of poverty" had become a cornerstone of conservative ideology: poverty was caused, not by low wages or a lack of jobs, but by bad attitudes and faulty lifestyles.
Their boldness in telling the conservative worldview was a cornerstone of their strategy.
Nice one, eh! Bolstering economic stability by increasing Canada's presence in the arms trade has become a cornerstone of conservative policy in the country over the past few years.
Benevolent charity has long been a cornerstone of conservative social policy, whether in the form of a religious group organizing large-scale relief programs or a quiet donor giving a helping hand to an individual man or woman.
Exercise is considered the cornerstone of conservative management, yet meta-analyses indicate, at best, moderate effect sizes.
2 3 Current evidence demonstrates beneficial effects of exercise therapy on pain and physical function in knee OA, without the common and sometimes serious side effects associated with pharmacological and surgical interventions. 4 Consequentially, exercise is considered the cornerstone of conservative management and is recommended in all clinical guidelines internationally.
"The votes will be very close," said Kevin H. Smith, the executive director of Cornerstone Action, a conservative group there.
One of the cornerstones of the Conservative-Liberal power-sharing agreement was a pledge to formulate a budget-reduction plan in short order.
