Word: allowance
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...Allston, blame quickly shifted to Harvard as well. “Harvard University has been completely recalcitrant,” said local resident Brent Whelan. Like some other critics of the current plan, he said the proposal’s faults could be alleviated if the University would allow for residential development on more of its unused Allston land holdings. Until “Harvard is an actual participant” in the planning process, a viable agreement would be impossible to come to, he said. Harvard representatives sat nearly silently at the back of the room, with Kevin...
...land swap agreement between Harvard and the Charlesview board of directors was intended to allow the University to consolidate its Allston land holdings while providing residents with much-desired new housing and amenities...
...solution, some residents argue, is for the University to allow development on more of its Allston land holdings adjacent to the proposed Charlesview site—much of which currently sits vacant or has no explicit future institutional purpose. But Harvard has largely shied away from directly commenting on or involving itself in the planning process, preferring to allow the Community Builders and the City to wrangle over details...
...because we understand that most people in this college have never stepped foot on a surfboard.” And even with Boston’s frigid winter approaching, Klein and Massenburg are undeterred. After all, they cite recent developments in wetsuit technology as a major advance that will allow the truly devoted to pursue their sport throughout the school year...
...word immigration doesn't appear in the DPJ's platform - the subject remains a touchy one for insular Japan. But the party has a plan to allow more foreign workers into the country to help offset the shrinking labor pool. DPJ lawmakers also want to improve the lives of younger Japanese workers by curbing the hiring of temporary workers by manufacturers, a widespread practice that over the last decade or so has relegated many youth to second-class-citizen status. While older workers hang on to the best jobs, younger workers stuck in temp positions are denied many company...