Word: adopting
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...Allawi has left no doubt that security will be his top priority, and he has promised tough measures in its pursuit, even suggesting that his government may adopt emergency measures akin to martial law, such as curfews and bans on demonstrations, in the hope of suppressing violence. Last week, the Prime Minister even suggested that the security crisis could force a delay in the election, although on Monday he retracted, insisting that his government will hold elections on January 2. Even though the ongoing violence - and the tough measures Allawi has promised to deal with it - are not conducive...
Nearly 50 members of the Progressive Student Labor Movement (PSLM) begin a sit-in at Massachusetts Hall to protest Harvard’s lack of a living wage. They want the university to adopt a wage floor of $10.25 an hour. The sit-in garners the attention of the national media and attracts support from prominent labor leaders. Daily protests were held outside Mass. Hall including the largest Yard rally in six years...
While some of the report’s recommendations were predictable, a proposal to adopt Yale’s practice of assigning first-year students to upperclass Houses came as a surprise to several involved in the review, including the students...
...policy to force corporations to pull out of South Africa. The letter, signed by over 100 professors, urged Harvard to stop investing in corporations operating in South Africa, and to support or initiate shareholder resolutions calling for corporate withdrawal. According to this letter, if these efforts fail, Harvard should adopt a policy of selective divestment...
Borlaug was able to convince nations around the world to adopt the dwarf wheat to supplement and even replace traditional grain crops...