Vows are meant to be countercultural, to
give pause, to inspire reflection.
Although proponents argue that greater regulation and oversight will ensure that the ethical violations of the past will not be repeated, Sentenced to Science should
give pause to anyone who thinks using incarcerated populations as test subjects is in the interests of inmates or the society at large.
"This litigation should
give pause to anyone who desires to serve our country overseas, for they may find themselves abandoned when determined politically expedient."
Those conversant with The Da Vinci Code might
give pause with Dungan's subtitle, especially the word "politics." Yet his experience and expertise (35 years at the University of Tennessee teaching a course "The Making of the New Testament") brings insight and nuance in understanding this newly sensationalized topic.
The treatment of these courageous women ought to
give pause to those who argue that North Korea is susceptible to offers of ''engagement''; that it seeks normal political and economic relations with the United States and other Western countries.
It's enough to
give pause to any financially strapped Santa Claus, and perhaps elicit his applause.
In terms of the Assembly, these results should now
give pause for thought to many Plaid Cymru activists as to whether it is still in their political interests to remain in power in Cardiff Bay with a Labour Party that clearly has lost the support of many of the Welsh electorate.
Bateman said this "debacle should
give pause to legislators who want to expand state sponsored health care coverage."
than in the U.K., how could these protests not
give pause to potential Broadway investors?
Do [we] fear that vast serenity, the mystery of infinite space, the austerity of stars?" Beston raised these issues a century ago, and yet they and his other observations about nature still
give pause, proving readers with a poetic reason to appreciate the beauty of nature.
Marked might not stand out on a comic book rack, but it would certainly
give pause to someone browsing in a religious book store where it is just as likely to be found.
As the author is careful to point out, past interpretation should
give pause to those who would use the Bible to build new empires.
The participants' conclusion--that the Western Hemisphere security situation is "extremely volatile and dangerous" and that the challenges of good governance and security need to be addressed lest the issue resolve itself in ways not to our liking--should
give pause to security decisionmakers.
Fleeting puppet nudity may
give pause to the ultraconservative.
Poland stated that although safe and effective vaccines are "likely to be the single most important public health tool for decreasing the morbidity, mortality, and economic effects of pandemic influenza," the findings of this study "
give pause."
