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...provide $25 million worth of benefits to the neighborhood while proceeding with the construction of the Science Complex. The agreement is one of the instances where the BRA has drawn praise from Allston residents for skillfully balancing community concerns with institutional interests, but it has not been enough to allay questions about the group’s ability to be responsive to community needs. The BRA has endured perennial criticism for its political ties and its far-reaching responsibility to oversee many of the key stages of construction projects—an arrangement that the group says allows for cohesion...
...provide $25 million worth of benefits to the neighborhood while proceeding with the construction of the Science Complex. The agreement is one of the instances where the BRA has drawn praise from Allston residents for skillfully balancing community concerns with institutional interests, but it has not been enough to allay questions about the group’s ability to be responsive to community needs...
...interplay between the government and women's rights NGOs is fraught with suspicion. Salim readily admits that "there's no trust" between the two groups. Yanar Mohammed's organization has been petitioning, unsuccessfully thus far, to be legally registered as an NGO and women's shelter, which would allay fears that it could be shut down at any moment. It has also sought, but been refused, permission to visit Baghdad's women's prison, where it previously identified victims of trafficking who were locked up for offenses committed as a result of being trafficked, like having false documents or prostitution...
...that Chinese buyers could have some additional clout. This rankles some of Rio's major shareholders. "It's up to Rio to convince us that this does not transfer key pricing power over a key commodity to a big customer," says a large institutional shareholder. Chinalco has tried to allay such fears, and Chinalco president Xiong Weiping says Rio's corporate strategies and management practices would remain unchanged...
...already overstressed demands on the infrastructure” would cause the University to divert resources from already existing artistic endeavors on campus. But Tom Conley, professor of romance languages and literature and visual and environmental studies, stood with arms akimbo at the podium and sought to allay Lewis’ concerns. “‘Art is born of constraint, and it dies of liberty,’” Conley recited in French. “I hope that this will soften...your remarks to some extent.” —Staff writer Bonnie...