Moral relativism is a staple of the academic novel (which may account for all that creepy fictional adultery among those who profess good and evil, right and wrong, beauty and truth), and "Shakespeare's Kitchen" is no exception.
Tony Blair laughed off Giridharadas's suggestion that Davos elites, even as they profess good intentions, "broke the modern world," dismissing it as intellectually lazy.
Although most chronic locked-in patients self-report severe restrictions in community reintegration, the majority profess good subjective well-being, in line with the notion that patients with severe disabilities may report a good quality of life despite being socially isolated or having major difficulties in activities of daily living.
As he commented on the end of his seventh year in office last week, President Clinton professed to be "feeling good and grateful" about his time in the White House, and he spoke about his eagerness "to milk every last moment of every day".
In a couple of weeks, I was in the classroom again, professing about the good life, and the place of courage within it.
"Mike, I never professed to have been a good Major League shortstop with the Cubs," Merullo wrote.
House Democrats, while critical of some aspects of the bill, said Republicans were negotiating in good faith and professed their commitment to finding an acceptable compromise.
Although biographers including Robert Blake and Bradford comment that such a post was incompatible with Disraeli's romantic and ambitious nature, he reportedly gave his employers satisfactory service, and later professed to have learned a good deal from his time with the firm.
Good feelings abounded as Frank professed his love of the chenin blanc grape.
