51. For the third time in two weeks, Ashcroft spoke out Wednesday about cultural influences, including violent entertainment, that lead kids to resort to violent behavior. 52. The ingrained prejudices, she said, appear to be cultural influences learned over the course of a lifetime. 53. The press fed on widespread resentment in Egypt over Western cultural influences, and persistent fears of plots, true or imaginary, hatched abroad to corrupt Arab youth. 54. The proposal comes at a sensitive time because of growing pressure from Communist Party hardliners to limit foreign cultural influences. 55. The show was such a powerful cultural influence that the Smithsonian Institution in Washington commemorated the program by displaying the living room chairs used by Archie and Edith. 56. Western cultural influences have multiplied, and the stodgy official media coexists now with glossy fashion magazines and American television movies. 57. Wong said the culture award was introduced to recognise the incorporation of local cultural influences in the designs. 58. Fundamentalists have also highlighted a macabre murder case last month as a prime example of the malaise sweeping through the young population as a result of western cultural influences. 59. France is also keen to spread its cultural influence in the region. 60. Interior Minister Ali Mohammad Besharati has ordered a crackdown on women violating strict Islamic dress codes as part of a campaign in Iran against Western cultural influences. |