soul-searching

• “There is no established frontrunner or heir apparent to the party, and part of that I think is because the Republican Party has been engaged for some time now in what I would characterize as soul-searching in terms of the direction of the party moving forward," he said.”

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• “In Japan, 3-11 and its ensuing nuclear crisis have prompted soul-searching, and that is itself a debate about Japanese national identity.”

  The Huffington Post: Marco Werman: Japan and Being There

• “There, his sacrifice saved the Earth, and prompted all manner of soul-searching.”

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• “In 2009, opposition demonstrations that erupted in Iran triggered a wave of soul-searching among Egypt's pro-democracy activists, who questioned why their own reform movements were unable to rally people to rise up against Mubarak.”

  The Washington Post: More protests in Yemen, Bahrain as populist empowerment grips the Middle East

• “When news broke about our collaboration with Dr. Pepper, some purists in the hip-hop community accused us of being sellouts, and we knew there would be accusations of “grasping,” because we had discussed it all during our own soul-searching process about getting into bed with corporate.”

  Simon & Schuster: Fallin’ Up

• “In the face of mounting threats -- ranging from worsening droughts and the northward march of climate-linked diseases to climbing food prices and rising seas -- it's time for the arts industry to do some serious soul-searching about whether it wants to sit this crisis out.”

  The Huffington Post: Brendan Smith: Calling All Artists: The Climate Movement Needs You

• “But the spiritual underpinnings of the American republic ensure that values are constantly debated in the public arena and soul-searching is a never-ending element of the American public discourse.”

  The Huffington Post: Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: Is Godlessness Dooming Britain?

• “I do expect for us humanitarian actors to engage in some serious soul-searching about the efficacy of our efforts and not hesitate to change our approaches when we see that they are not working.”

  The Huffington Post: Mark Canavera: Dusty Broom Closets in Congo: Rethinking Programming to Combat Sexual Violence

• “We really did some soul-searching about the character, who is both a romantic at heart and very ambitious.”

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• “On the page, there's nothing sexual between the two, and readers can decide for themselves just whether all the kisses and embraces and intense soul-searching gazes exchanged by the two constitute a romantic liaison or simply a very close friendship, one that, Endo claims, the two have had in previous lives and will go on to have in the future.”

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