It cited an alleged plan to "westernise" Saudi women by "reducing their rights to a question of removing veils, wearing makeup and mixing with men.". From Wordnik.com. [Down the Cardin Path] Reference
He rejected the charge that allowing foreign universities to operate in India amounted to an elitist way of looking at education, and it would 'westernise' education. From Wordnik.com. [The Hindu - Front Page] Reference
The Masoyi chief's council said any modernisation of circumcision rituals would dilute and westernise the ceremony. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
"These companies are keen to westernise their money and de-risk a bit," one analyst was quoted by The Times as saying. From Wordnik.com. [Oligarch Seeks Tie-Up With European Mobile Giant] Reference
Far better to cancel programmes that are culturally alien to Afghans and in so doing make it clear that the world does not wish to “westernise” the country, but make it stable. From Wordnik.com. [Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me] Reference
The balance between local tradition and outside influences is carefully maintained as the goal is not to replace the heritage of the people or to westernise them, but to enable them to be enriched by exposure to other cultures. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
It's not Poland that should westernise, says Polish author. From Wordnik.com. [signandsight.com] Reference
Very westernise food as well, which was a change from the cheese, eggs and bread!. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com] Reference
Who can rise voice and hands againest those people who are trying to westernise our culture. From Wordnik.com. [rediff.com] Reference
At the same time in the name of free expression and liberty these westernise by the so called college student, is not acceptable to the soceity. From Wordnik.com. [Zee News : India National] Reference
Some, like Britain, firmly believe Turkey should be encouraged to modernise and westernise, and that welcoming a big Muslim country would strengthen Muslim moderates. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition] Reference
Japan's first commercial wineries appeared in the Meiji era (1868-1912) as part of the county's attempts to westernise its agricultural base; now it has more than 200 wineries are in a dozen regions, from Hokkaido in the far north to Miyazaki in the south. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
Even if they accept that China's success over the past 30 years has been achieved by following a distinctive path, they can only insist that China will be compelled to westernise at some point in the future - overlooking how it is western neoliberalism, and not Chinese capitalism, that has collapsed. From Wordnik.com. [New Statesman] Reference
I will not westernise her too rapidly. From Wordnik.com. [The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel] Reference
10 hr 45 min ago, -2 / +41You westernise this film, it only works in the Asian culture. From Wordnik.com. [digg.com: Stories / Popular] Reference
10 hr 53 min ago, -2 / +43You westernise this film, it only works in the Asian culture. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz] Reference
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