Word: allowable
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Under the British Sex Discrimination Act of 1975, the British government altered the terms of Cecil Rhodes's will to allow women to compete for the scholarship his legacy endows. Thirteen of this year's 32 total winners are women...
...most interesting alternative was 1:1:2, with all Freshmen in the Radcliffe Quadrangle, all Sophomores in the Harvard Yard and all Juniors and Seniors in the River Houses. This would alter the House system radically, but would certainly solve many problems. It would allow for better integration of programs for Freshmen and Sophomores, it would make the college experience more similar for all students, it would effectively limit the relative ranking of the various Houses, and competition for places in the popular ones; and would insure that all students did in fact live in the House system...
...view of its sponsors, the report may offer the first firm clues to Carter's approach to a Third World policy. Human rights are stressed: "The United States should not in any way abet repressive actions or allow itself to be associated with brutally repressive governments." The report cautions against any attempt to dictate the form of Latin governments, but it strongly urges a cutoff of military aid to countries like Chile whose ruling regimes flagrantly violate civil liberties...
...that is only supposed to give the impression of rock 'n' roll. Instead, it will probably put off her fans and cause undue mirth among audience members who know the difference between Paul Williams and Phil Spector. If Streisand and Peters condescend to the music, they graciously allow rock audiences the chance to cheer for true genius. A concert sequence, where the debuting Barbra brings a hostile rocker audience to their feet with the wonder of her funkiness, is a milestone of piquant absurdity, equivalent, perhaps, to having Kate Smith conquer Woodstock...
...Byrne has also secured, state by state, permission for premium-rate increases averaging 38%. Further, the company, which once operated in 25 states, has stopped servicing unprofitable areas. GEICO pulled out of New Jersey, which once accounted for 10% of its business, when the state refused to allow a premium increase; it has also stopped writing new policies in Connecticut, Hawaii, Iowa, New Hampshire, New Mexico and Utah...