Word: allowable
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...would clear the way for difficult and unpredictable votes. "Evidently, the only thing that matters to the majority on the other side of the aisle is that workers get paid too much in this country, and unless we sock it to the worker, they will not be willing to allow a $14 billion bridge loan in order to save an industry," said Senator Debbie Stabenow, a Michigan Democrat. "This is not tonight about Democrat and Republican. This is not about auto executives vs. workers. It's about the economy...
...don’t take the UC seriously enough!” the assassin shouted as he “shot” Koenigs, who was killed in the midst of delivering a proposal to allow “puppy dogs in dorm rooms.” Koenigs confirmed in a phone interview after the event that the assassination indicated that he had left the race...
...which were not limited to students’ mental health. He noted that having a longer winter break would cut energy costs, as well as coordinate academic calendars throughout the University so that cross registration would be easier. Staff added that the new calendar would also allow athletes to be in sync with the rest of their league. Staff credited Bok heavily with the reform, saying that his position as interim president allowed him to make this change with “minimal political fall-out.” “Derek Bok recognized the significant hindrance...
...ever ends—it may well leave us a dramatically changed country. Unless we are vigilant, however, it will not cure the pathologies of our politics. As long as we continue to hand the real work of compromises, creativity, and difficult governance to later generations, we allow the true catastrophes to creep up on us, gaining traction in our denial...
Klean Kanteen This was my favorite. Sturdy - actually, dings and dents are marks of a seasoned traveler, the clerk assured me - with a mouth wide enough to allow ice cubes, but narrow enough to sip without spillage (sports caps are available too), the Klean Kanteen 27-ounce stainless steel bottle kept ice water cold for a two-hour-plus flight. The Kanteen comes in four other sizes, including a 12-ounce "Sippy" for babies, and seven hues - in plain gray steel for us minimalists, and enameled exteriors in vivid, solid colors like Ocean Blue and Orange Sunset. Like the Sigg...