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Patriarch Kirill has described the punk performance as blasphemous and part of a broader attack on the church, which is considered by many Russians essential to their national identity and an intrinsic part of a powerful state.
FORBES: Tens of Thousands Protest in Moscow In Support of the Orthodox Church - Illiberalism is Alive and Well in Russia
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This became the essential defining characteristic of American identity.
FORBES: What Rand Paul Should Have Said About Slavery
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Law is essential to national sovereignty and even identity.
ECONOMIST: Charlemagne
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Casinos will still need tough licensing procedures: since they provide an opportunity for money-laundering, tough identity and accounting checks are essential if criminals are to be kept out.
ECONOMIST: Gambling
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Says he'll sort out illegal immigration, but opposes Identity Cards, the one thing essential to do it.
BBC: NEWS | UK | UK Politics | In full: Tony Blair's speech
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There's the obsession with race, class, gender and sexuality as the essential forces of history and markers of political identity.
WSJ: David Feith: The Golf Shot Heard Round the Academic World
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That is why Identity Cards using biometric technology are not a breach of our basic rights, they are an essential part of responding to the reality of modern migration and protecting us against identity fraud.
BBC: NEWS | UK | UK Politics | In full: Tony Blair's speech
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This living heritage, transmitted from generation to generation, gives communities and groups a feeling of identity and continuity, which is considered to be essential for respecting cultural diversity and human creativity.
UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES
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Today, gingerbread makers are essential participants in local festivities, events and gatherings, providing the local people with a sense of identity and continuity.
UNESCO: Culture