Word: action
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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When Harvard announced its plans to build a hotel on the former site of the Gulf Station--a proposal that would have dramatically altered the character of Harvard Square--it was the City Council, not any Harvard organization, that took action. Ignoring threats of a lawsuit from Harvard, the council passed new zoning for the site and reduced by half the size of future construction...
...save the giant of beasts. They represent the countries that have signed the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), the treaty that regulates the trade in ivory and other products from threatened animals. The delegates must decide whether to declare the elephant an endangered species, an action that would trigger a global ban on the international ivory trade. The proposal has sparked rancorous debate, both inside and outside Africa, over whether such a ban could be enforced and whether it is the best way to save the elephant...
Despite Gorbachev's original inclination to take quick and drastic action, he hesitated to go as far as some had demanded, and initiated the bargaining session that sharply reduced the scope of the emergency plan. After the vote, Gorbachev seemed to recognize that he had presided over a new chapter in Soviet history. "I think we've done the right thing," he said. Even the more moderate measures may help cool the rash of strikes. More important, one of Gorbachev's crucial reforms seemed to be working: an elected legislature had debated and bargained its way to a sensible compromise...
...doubles action, Harvard swept the second and third matches in straight sets to insure the victory. Captain Mark Leschly and Chang rolled over Aiyer and Sigalove, 6-2, 6-1, at the number-two position. Brown and Cardi teamed to defeat Heroux and Givone, 6-4, 6-1, at number three...
After blanking Boston College Thursday, the Crimson cruised past Columbia, 6-3, despite having one player default (Michael Zimmerman) and another retire (Jonathan Cardi) in singles action...