Word: acceptably
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...administration of Harvard forgotten this value which we all, we thought, hold so important? Typically, those who assume to limit our basic civil liberties have offered reasons such as public health, national security, or domestic tranquility to convince us to accept their measures. The feeble reason the administration offers: concern about the Yard's appearance...
...finding new management for this year's grill. At the moment, he says, there are three groups of students who are interested in managing, but each group is still weighing the factors involved in running the grill. Boulger states that he is confident that one of the groups will accept the job and that the Currier grill will be open soon...
Reality, however is somewhat different. The Palestine Liberation Organization has repeatedly called for direct negotiations with Israel, articulated its adherence to all United Nations resolutions including 242 and 338, and stated its willingness to accept Israel's existence in exchange for Israeli withdrawal from the occupied territories. In January of this year, Yassir Arafat asserted that the PLO would "recognize Israel's right to exist if it and the United States accept PLO participation in an international Middle East Peace conference...
HARVARD, thanks once again to its vast stock holdings, is getting a chance to put itself at the vanguard of the newest shareholder activism drive--divesting from American tobacco companies--and it looks as though it may accept the challenge. This may come as a surprise after Harvard spent more than a decade resisting calls for its divestment from stocks in South Africa-related companies...
America may accept a little foreign governmental repression now and again, but it is no longer a nation which condones smoking. Restrictions on cigarette advertising, requirements on health warning labels and the new trend towards limiting the public areas where people can smoke are all measures reflecting the recognition that smoking is a health hazard. In both Europe and America, the numbers of smoking casualties have been greatly reduced thanks to these efforts...