Word: adopted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...room for "enhancing the independence of enterprises (and) raising their interest in the end product of their work." But Gorbachev also cautioned against letting the drive for greater material benefits disrupt "social justice," a signal that the Soviet Union, for all its economic difficulties, was not about to adopt the sort of incentive systems being introduced and practiced these days in Deng Xiaoping's China...
...frustrating talks reached an inconclusive end in Tokyo. Members of the U.S. delegation remained guarded. Said Allen Wallis, Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs: "They have reacted to a number of our suggestions and are considering others. We don't know for sure ourselves which ones they will adopt...
...recognize that this is an issue which requires the attention of the entire University community. Therefore, we ask the Committee on College life to discuss the tenuous situation of gay men and lesbians on campus with an aim towards strongly urging the Faculty of Arts and Sciences to adopt a statement of non-discrimination which includes the words "sexual orientation...
Because there are gay men and lesbians in every sector of the University community--as undergraduates, graduates students, faculty, administrators, and other University employees--it is not enough for the Undergraduate admissions office to adopt a policy of non-discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. After all, only a small part of the larger University community is comprised by undergraduates. Currently, students applying to the Graduate School of Arts and sciences have no guarantee that their sexual orientation will not become a factor when the application is considered. The argument that no student is asked, in the course...
...urges the Faculty of Arts and Sciences to join its counterparts at the Law School and the Divinity School (where the faculties have already added the words sexual orientation to the non-discriminatory clauses) and adopt a clear policy of non-discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in admissions, hiring, and housing. At this point, it is important to add that the cities of Boston and Cambridge already have a comprehensive human rights ordinance which prohibits discrimination in the areas of community services, employment, and housing on the basis of a number of criteria--among them, sexual orientation...