If the tests of the 91 banks are credible, they would separate the minority of sick banks from the healthy majority.
But former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa refused to cooperate with the inquiry or to launch a credible domestic probe, fueling anger among minority Tamils and alienating many of the country's allies.
First, credible observers report that, while a minority of demonstrators threw stones and flaming bottles toward out-of-reach Israeli soldiers, the demonstrations "have largely involved sit-ins, concerts, sports games, speeches, and other peaceful activities".
Thus, in the context of this institution (a large, fairly selective research institution), the implicit assumption is that federally funded goals of programs aimed at providing research opportunities for underrepresented minorities ("to increase the number of underrepresented minority students who are credible candidates for post-graduate study," p. 83) appear to be met.
"Whoever wins the primary will be much more credible," said one candidate, State Representative Lois Frankel, the House minority leader.
"There certainly is an advantage of a credible message of inclusion if you have a minority as chairman".
Thein Sein was credited with releasing political prisoners, ending censorship, seeking peace with ethnic minority militants and paving the way towards credible elections.
Tipton said he never considered the threats credible, and his wife, Paula Anderson, said they came from "a small minority of fans".
For example, Black says that she stresses the inevitability of making mistakes, driving away the unfounded belief among many minority students that they must be perfect to be credible.
