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- noun Plural form of
think-tank .
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When we get mad enough to want more accountability out of the corporatocracy, or we want their boundless greed hemmed in a bit, the response from these special interests is to deploy PACs and think-tanks and the Palins of the world to make sure that you stay good and scared.
Brian Ross: Tea Party Hypocrisy: The New Taxation Without Representation Brian Ross 2010
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Conservation is not something most environmental think-tanks or NGOs (not to mention the likes of American Enterprise Institute) want to discuss, but I dare say it will have a much bigger role in our energy future than "innovative, small-scale nuclear reactors."
Asher Miller: Uttering the "C" Word Asher Miller 2010
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And finally much of the money goes to financing “think-tanks” to produce reports outside the realm of scientific consensus to legitimize skepticism of global warming.
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When we get mad enough to want more accountability out of the corporatocracy, or we want their boundless greed hemmed in a bit, the response from these special interests is to deploy PACs and think-tanks and the Palins of the world to make sure that you stay good and scared.
Brian Ross: Tea Party Hypocrisy: The New Taxation Without Representation Brian Ross 2010
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And finally much of the money goes to financing “think-tanks” to produce reports outside the realm of scientific consensus to legitimize skepticism of global warming.
Wonk Room 2009
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You need technical agencies that can independently interpret the data for you -- those think-tanks, congressional budget offices, and ombudsman services are the best allies of the non-expert.
Marcelo Giugale: Memos From The Developing World: Cairo, Corruption and Cultural Change Marcelo Giugale 2011
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NGOs and think-tanks put the number of Iraqi dead at well over 100,000.
Kyle G. Brown: Absence of Empathy Kyle G. Brown 2011
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The man behind the other producer, Walden Media, donates heavily to conservative think-tanks, which promote privatization, vouchers, and school choice.
Ravitch on how wrong 'Superman' really is Valerie Strauss 2010
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NGOs and think-tanks put the number of Iraqi dead at well over 100,000.
Kyle G. Brown: Absence of Empathy Kyle G. Brown 2011
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Not content to have seen off one global military competitor in the Soviet Union, the western military industrial complex and the think-tanks they funded scurried around for a worthy replacement.
United States as a global power: new world disorder | Editorial 2011
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