Word: allowance
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Dates: during 2010-2019
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...idea that Citigroup has paid back its [Troubled Asset Relief Program] money is a charade orchestrated by the government to allow an insolvent bank to pay big bonuses," says Christopher Whalen, who follows Citi and other banks at Institutional Risk Analytics. "It's a scandal...
Even if the ban goes into effect, Japan or any other country has the option of taking a "reservation" that would allow it to effectively continue trading the tuna - but they would still need a fishing country from which to buy. "The U.S. won't do that," says Lieberman. "The E.U. won't do that. And we believe they'll exert sufficient pressure on the North African nations to ensure that they won't either...
...life of a Harvard student and sending Harvard students to high schools to speak about their time here, which the Undergraduate Admissions Council enables students to do through the Return to High School Program, will help prospective students gain a better understanding of Harvard life. Personal stories that allow a glimpse into a Harvardian’s life and enable visiting students to better grasp Harvard life will help us in this endeavor...
...Education Committee of the Undergraduate Council voted yesterday to advance legislation creating a student-run advising website called “Crimson Commons,” which will allow students to seek informal concentration advice from peers...
...fake blood and traded insults of World Wrestling Entertainment are intended to excite fans with their dramatic likeness, but it is UFC’s actual fighting, real pain, and serious bodily harm that makes it so exciting. Although both venues allow for violence to serve as a form of mass entertainment, that UFC has progressed so far by riding a wave of enthusiasm for actual violence is far more disconcerting. There are many sports that incorporate physical contact, but unlike UFC, personal injury is always a secondary consequence of the game, never its purpose. Professional football and hockey...