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There are limits. Blatant partisanship can lead to a written warning or suspension. But as long as judges assess competitors from their own countries, using their own perspectives, a completely fair judge will be as difficult to find as a 6.0 skater. Or an unbiased spectator...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Olympics: The Skunks of Calgary | 3/7/1988 | See Source »

...only concur with the instincts of Dr. Warren E. C. Wacker, who called for this week's survey. Now is a critical time to assess the work performed by UHS. The spread of AIDS requires careful monitoring of UHS practices and the effectiveness of its educational efforts...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Counting on Care | 2/20/1988 | See Source »

...open letter to the deans last November, Bok charged them with "assess[ing] whether any of [their fundraising] practices impinge or would appear to impinge upon the academic independence of Harvard." So far, both Bok and officials at the faculties say the academic independence of Harvard has not been tarnished by the University's extensive network of fundraisers...

Author: By Susan B. Glasser, | Title: Bok Set to Review Fundraisers At the 9 University Faculties | 2/13/1988 | See Source »

...Guatemala accord has already expired. It was always more a hope than a plan. It had no enforcement mechanism. It has formally abolished its international verification commission. And three weeks ago it, in effect, abolished itself: the plan, said the communique of the five Central American Presidents gathered to assess its progress, had not been implemented, but no deadlines were extended. The U.S. Congress, with its vote this week on contra aid, has by default been designated to make the final judgment on Sandinista compliance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Whose Foreign Policy Is It Anyway? | 2/8/1988 | See Source »

...against that discouraging backdrop that the leaders of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua met with Arias near the Costa Rican capital of San Jose last week to assess the progress of the peace plan. Originally expected to begin and end Friday, the meeting dragged into the next day as the leaders bargained and bickered over a round table. Arias' frustration surfaced Saturday after a morning swim before the session resumed. Said the dejected summit host: "I did everything I could. We all knew that if we failed to come to an agreement, the war would continue." Before...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Central America Giving Peace Another Chance | 1/25/1988 | See Source »

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