In 2013, a truly dystopian work of fiction cannot rely on fantasy, but must instead engage more scrupulously with reality.
(It should be said that Ronald Reagan, as leader of the actors' union at the time, behaved far more scrupulously than Kennedy did).
Why is an adolescent's TV watching patrolled more scrupulously than his or her iPhone use, which can lead to infinitely greater trouble?
In recent decades, the separation of church and state has been more scrupulously followed, thanks to lawsuits and court decisions, many of them controversial.
Mr. Zetsche and Mr. Reithofer said they believed that the Chinese government would protect intellectual property more scrupulously as their own engineers begin turning out proprietary technology.
For most Americans World War II was suffused by an authentic love of country, reflecting matters of necessity and idealism that were far more scrupulously defined than those of the war in the Persian Gulf.
Richard Thomas, the information commissioner, told a parliamentary committee earlier in December that the weight of bad publicity was at last having an effect, and that data rules were starting to be followed more scrupulously.
This is Silverman's first scripted series to hit the air and will likely be even more scrupulously judged as a result.
Concerning commerce, he said, "If our great corporations would more scrupulously observe their legal obligations and duties, they would have less call to complain of the limitations of their rights or of interference with their operations".
In reality, such analysis must be performed more scrupulously.
