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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lane3 who wrote (31284)	10/8/2001 6:28:00 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

Well I wouldn't exactly say that the IRA is either a majority or in power, but it does exercise a certain degree of power when it chooses too (but it has to do so by stealth of course, its not exactly going to challenge the army of the UK to a straigh up fight). If you look at where the concept of tolerance fits, such as in the Thesaurus index, you find in it elements of lenity, permission, forbearance, and laxity. I was going by this definition 1.The capacity for or the practice of recognizing and respecting the beliefs or practices of others. dictionary.com Your way of looking at the word might be closer to this one 2. a. Leeway for variation from a standard. Tim