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"We are more fearful of the mischief mongering and rumour which can vitiate the atmosphere.
They alleged arrogant principal is trying to vitiate the good atmosphere in the college adding they demanded the removal of the head of their college.
The verdict is based on noble intention of not to vitiate the democratic election process.
"We believe the unfounded allegations from the Afghan side not only vitiate the environment but also serve to undermine the efforts for constructive engagement between the two countries," said Foreign Office.
It is further recommended that the Gulf Daily News as a paper of repute, should not allow writers of shallow knowledge to vitiate the atmosphere.
<![CDATA[ When it comes to Israel, even academics, people who have chosen as their lifeas work scholarly discussion and open inquiry, are perfectly willing to vitiate what the academy is supposed to represent and abandon even the pretense of honest debate.
Badal had been maintaining that Bhullar's death sentence be commuted to life imprisonment as the veteran SAD (Shiromani Akali Dal) leader is apprehending that the hanging could vitiate peace in Punjab.
"Nai considers such bodies as constituted by neighbouring countries a cause for concern and wants journalists to be alert to the maneuvers that may vitiate the media freedom environment," the statement added.
Kushner's own interpretation of this line is that the Hebrew word for the phrase "in the presence of [mine enemies]" ordinarily means "opposite." So we might interpret this line to mean, "You prepare a table before me in contrast to the people around me who disappointed me when I turned to them for consolation." Fine sentiments, but do they vitiate the raw honesty of the psalm?
Whatever a "real contradiction" might be, "apparent contradictions" are quite sufficient to vitiate a doctrine of biblical authority that is based on the supposedly apparent reading of the text.
Especially during the past decade, Anderson notes, most Arab regimes have opted to repress all varieties of Islamist opposition rather than attempt to vitiate that opposition by including in public policy formulation those Islamist moderates willing to trade in the political souq.
But these qualifications do not vitiate the core of his argument.
The official was told that the terrorist activities allegedly sponsored by India's Research and Analysis Wing would ''further vitiate the atmosphere in tension-ridden South Asia and have grave implications for Pakistan-India relations,'' the statement said.