Word: approaches
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...constitution. He is therefore not liable to automatic dismissal. The ruling means that Geralds' fellow legislators must take personal responsibility for his expulsion by a two-thirds majority of the 109-member house. It is a task that they−or at least his 67 fellow Democrats−approach with great reluctance. Says House Speaker Bobby Crim: "There is definitely sympathy for a man who has a family and where there is some question about his ability to support them...
Soon after taking office, Kahn shucked off the CAB's cautious approach to granting fare cuts and told airline chiefs that he would welcome applications for discounts. The more aggressive lines, especially American and United, quickly reduced fares to fill unoccupied seats, and competitors were somewhat reluctantly forced to follow their lead. Last month the CAB voted to allow airlines to cut fares as much as 50% without even checking with the agency. This move could hurt some lines that may need to show dominant positions on important routes in order to get financing for fleet buildups...
That 3500 students got together the week before reading period to do anything other than study for exams and write papers is nothing short of earth-shattering. Although this fervor is already diminishing as exams approach, students are likely to pick up next fall where they leave...
...Moral Fiction is packed with observations, with judgements that make sense. Yet we leave it dissatisfied, because Gardner's whole ethical approach raises questions he knows about but shyly avoids. He assumes from the very start that artists must save civilization, and that they can save civilization. The tired old critical dilemma of whether society shapes the artist or vice versa is central to Gardner's argument, and though he may be trying to spare his readers the boredom of another rehashing, Gardner's failure to take a consistent stand on the question dooms his position from the start...
Organizers should limit this approach to alternative publications where the readership is more receptive. A national campaign should focus on the viability of solar power within the context of the trash compacter mentality. If solar energy really changes society away from its energy-eating technological obsession, then there is no need to force such ideas upon the general public. Nevertheless, one aspect of solar energy not linked to its technical or economic feasibility should be stressed--its potential to create jobs...