Word: adoption
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...model to rule by. Morocco's Hassan II is just such a king. Like le grand Charles, Hassan considers himself his country's indispensable man, and he may be right. Like De Gaulle he chose the device of a popular referendum when he decided to adopt a constitution (TIME, Dec. 28); his smashing victory won Hassan the rare esteem of his idol in Paris. Employing some Gaullist firmness, Hassan has now fired the three members of his Cabinet who represented the powerful Istiqlal party, filled their jobs with officials stoutly loyal to the throne...
Many colleges have solved the problem of balance by limiting the amount of time faculty members may devote to outside work. Harvard has not chosen to adopt such a program...
...commoner, a joint parliamentary committee proposed new rules for the Lords. Its key recommendation: hereditary peers should henceforth be allowed to surrender their titles for life and run for Commons if they wish. The change seems almost certain to pass into law. For though most Tories are reluctant to adopt a measure that might make the Lords even more ineffectual than at present, they fear that unless it is reformed, a future socialist government may abolish the Lords altogether on the ground that an upper chamber based on inheritance is a feudal relic that has no place in a modern...
...newspaper account of the accident and at once knew what to do. His wife quickly agreed. "There is room for them here-in our home and in our hearts." the Meyers told their local priest, and asked him to negotiate with Catholic Charities to see if the Meyers could adopt all nine of the children...
...work and operate in unison. They all belong to the same clubs, so business sentiment is pretty much developed through their exchange of ideas. Everybody was convinced by the President's stand on steel and the market drop that there would be a business recession. They began to adopt policies to protect themselves, such as cutting inventories and dropping unnecessary personnel." In effect, Stahl contends, businessmen took the steps they usually take after a recession has hit and as a result are now in shape for a recovery. "It's almost mass psychology," says...