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To ensure that everybody is on board with the social contracts that underly our society.

See One-Man, One-Vote Questioned on National TV, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

The official, who was briefed on the call, said the finance ministers didn't discuss details of the private-sector involvement on Saturday's call but talked about the broad principles that would underly the participation of private creditors and about the timeframe for a plan.

Euro-Zone Ministers Release Greek Aid Laurence Norman 2011

I disagree with those who think that “Deem and Pass” is something that the courts should delve into, for the reasons that underly the political question doctrine and the enrolled bill doctrine (a variation of the former).

The Volokh Conspiracy » Would “Deem & Pass” Survive Judicial Review? 2010

Ineke Buskens (paper) wants us to consider the power aspects that underly our use of ICT.

Global Voices in English » Harvard Forum: the complex world of ICT and gender 2009

It is important to realize that it is not possible for scientists to determine the genetic differences that account for variation of IQ within the white racial group without ALSO discovering if these genetic differences appear to underly the ethnoracial group differences.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Some Scientists’ Openness to the Possibility of Genetic Differences in Mental Traits Among Racial and Ethnic Groups 2010

The official, who was briefed on the call, said the finance ministers didn't discuss details of the private-sector involvement on Saturday's call but talked about the broad principles that would underly the participation of private creditors and about the timeframe for a plan.

Euro-Zone Ministers Release Greek Aid Laurence Norman 2011

There may be a different cause or causes that underly both observations.

The Volokh Conspiracy » “Do ‘Family Values’ Weaken Families?” 2010

Fourth, as Secretary Chu and others have suggested, we need to dramatically increase our investments in new technology, particularly in the area of fast charge batteries and biofuels to create the basic science and technology to underly wholesale change in technology.

Michael Moynihan: Energy One Year Later Michael Moynihan 2011

She warns that deep dynamics underly our assumptions about technology and power, citing a tension between Darwin and the church that doesn't rely on scientific timelines (creation within seven days) but on the idea of the fall.

Global Voices in English » Harvard Forum: the complex world of ICT and gender 2009

Knowledge capital includes accumulated education, research and development, and business-knowhow – all the intangibles that underly a modern economy.

Knowledge is power -- and also money Ezra Klein 2010