Word: assesses
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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TIME: How do you assess France's main strengths and weaknesses in facing these challenges...
...kind of situation you're walking into," he says. "You're in a gang neighborhood. You knock on a door and you can find yourself in a room full of people. Maybe the woman has a black eye. Where are the kids? You're keeping real cool, trying to assess the situation." Bernadette Boozer, who works some of the toughest housing projects in Washington, explains that because so many of the families she visits are on federal Aid to Families with Dependent Children, "when you identify yourself as a child-protective person you immediately pose a threat, not only...
...level? Or, more importantly, do people know what those characteristics are? Even most importantly, do people know where to find the answers to questions about heavy alcohol and drug use? There is an element of risk involved where alcohol and drugs are concerned. But it takes education to accurately assess that risk. There is a lot to know about alcohol and other drugs, from how to make a screwdriver to how to get a roommate who has lost all control from the Quad to the University Health Services (UHS), with all the potential risks of heavy drinking sitting in between...
...regulators' failure to detect the Daiwa losses that stronger internal controls are needed in a complex global banking system in which such internal failures can quickly cause wider financial havoc. "Whenever something like the Daiwa scandal occurs, congressional leaders are called on both to defend current regulation and to assess possible reforms," says TIME's Adam Zagorin. "Greenspan's recommendation comes with the clout and prestige of the Federal Reserve and more strongly suggests a need for tougher regulation of what's become an extremely complex industry...
...first thing the new chief will do is assess everything," Rudenstine said. "We'll sit down and make sure we're absolutely where we ought...